diff --git a/apps/web/src/common/multi-select.ts b/apps/web/src/common/multi-select.ts
index 348bbcfd3..cc9ba0d0c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/common/multi-select.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/common/multi-select.ts
@@ -35,20 +35,11 @@ type Item = {
 };
 
 async function moveNotesToTrash(notes: Item[], confirm = true) {
-  const item = notes[0];
   if (confirm && !(await showMultiDeleteConfirmation(notes.length))) return;
-
-  if (notes.length === 1) {
-    if (
-      item.locked &&
-      !(await Vault.unlockNote(item.id, "unlock_and_delete_note"))
-    )
-      return;
-    item.locked = false;
-  }
+  if (notes.some((n) => n.locked) && !(await Vault.unlockVault())) return;
 
   const items = notes.map((item) => {
-    if (item.locked || db.monographs?.isPublished(item.id)) return 0;
+    if (db.monographs?.isPublished(item.id)) return 0;
     return item.id;
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/note/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/note/index.tsx
index 95acf075f..c42dcf61f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/note/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/note/index.tsx
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ const menuItems: (note: any, items?: any[]) => MenuItem[] = (
       icon: Trash.path,
       isDisabled:
         items.length === 1
-          ? db.monographs?.isPublished(note.id) || note.locked
+          ? db.monographs?.isPublished(note.id)
           : items.some((item) => !db.notes?.note(item.id).synced()),
       onClick: () => Multiselect.moveNotesToTrash(items, items.length > 1),
       multiSelect: true
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/trash-item/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/trash-item/index.tsx
index 8db56fd72..b6b5351d2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/trash-item/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/trash-item/index.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ function TrashItem(props: TrashItemProps) {
       menuItems={menuItems}
       onClick={() => {
         if (item.itemType === "note")
-          hashNavigate(`/notes/${item.id}/edit`, { replace: true });
+          !item.locked
+            ? hashNavigate(`/notes/${item.id}/edit`, { replace: true })
+            : showToast("error", "Locked notes cannot be previewed in trash.");
       }}
     />
   );