diff --git a/lnbits/core/crud.py b/lnbits/core/crud.py
index a9af0f97..9233a902 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/crud.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/crud.py
@@ -587,11 +587,6 @@ async def get_total_balance(conn: Optional[Connection] = None):
     return 0 if row[0] is None else row[0]
 
 
-async def get_active_wallet_total_balance(conn: Optional[Connection] = None):
-    row = await (conn or db).fetchone("SELECT SUM(balance) FROM balances")
-    return 0 if row[0] is None else row[0]
-
-
 # wallet payments
 # ---------------
 
diff --git a/lnbits/core/migrations.py b/lnbits/core/migrations.py
index 3f511c36..ac5b411c 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/migrations.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/migrations.py
@@ -471,3 +471,23 @@ async def m017_add_timestamp_columns_to_accounts_and_wallets(db):
     except OperationalError as exc:
         logger.error(f"Migration 17 failed: {exc}")
         pass
+
+
+async def m018_balances_view_exclude_deleted(db):
+    """
+    Make deleted wallets not show up in the balances view.
+    """
+    await db.execute("DROP VIEW balances")
+    await db.execute(
+        """
+        CREATE VIEW balances AS
+        SELECT apipayments.wallet,
+               SUM(apipayments.amount - ABS(apipayments.fee)) AS balance
+        FROM apipayments
+        LEFT JOIN wallets ON apipayments.wallet = wallets.id
+        WHERE (wallets.deleted = false OR wallets.deleted is NULL)
+              AND ((apipayments.pending = false AND apipayments.amount > 0)
+              OR apipayments.amount < 0)
+        GROUP BY wallet
+    """
+    )