diff --git a/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/RemoteDeleteCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/RemoteDeleteCommand.java
index 40d9a730..c521b17e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/RemoteDeleteCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/RemoteDeleteCommand.java
@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@ public class RemoteDeleteCommand implements DbusCommand {
                 .required(true)
                 .type(long.class)
                 .help("Specify the timestamp of the message to delete.");
-        var mut = subparser.addMutuallyExclusiveGroup()
-                .required(true);
-        mut.addArgument("-g", "--group")
-                .required(false)
+        subparser.addArgument("-g", "--group")
                 .help("Specify the recipient group ID.");
-        mut.addArgument("recipient")
-                .required(false)
+        subparser.addArgument("recipient")
                 .help("Specify the recipients' phone number.").nargs("*");
     }
 
@@ -41,14 +37,10 @@ public class RemoteDeleteCommand implements DbusCommand {
         final List<String> recipients = ns.getList("recipient");
         final var groupIdString = ns.getString("group");
 
-        // Possibly unnecessary (see above — recipient(s) or group is required),
-        // but just for case...
         final var noRecipients = recipients == null || recipients.isEmpty();
         if (noRecipients && groupIdString == null) {
             throw new UserErrorException("No recipients given");
         }
-        // Possibly unnecessary (see above — recipient(s) and group are mutually exclusive),
-        // but just for case...
         if (!noRecipients && groupIdString != null) {
             throw new UserErrorException("You cannot specify recipients by phone number and groups at the same time");
         }