diff --git a/cps/helper.py b/cps/helper.py
index 4c9606c5..4c52def8 100755
--- a/cps/helper.py
+++ b/cps/helper.py
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ def delete_book(book, calibrepath):
     path = os.path.join(calibrepath, book.path)#.replace('/',os.path.sep)).replace('\\',os.path.sep)
     shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
 
+def delete_book_gdrive(book):
+    pass
+
 def update_dir_stucture(book_id, calibrepath):
     db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("title_sort", 1, db.title_sort)
     book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).first()
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index b1495582..cd9d9386 100755
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -1290,7 +1290,10 @@ def delete_book(book_id):
     if current_user.role_delete_books():
         book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).first()
         if book:
-            helper.delete_book(book,config.config_calibre_dir)
+            if config.config_use_google_drive:
+                helper.delete_book_gdrive(book) # ToDo really delete file
+            else:
+                helper.delete_book(book,config.config_calibre_dir)
             # check if only this book links to:
             # author, language, series, tags, custom columns
             modify_database_object([u''], book.authors, db.Authors, db.session, 'author')