diff --git a/src/modes/delete.rs b/src/modes/delete.rs
index 0f82810..a9322f3 100644
--- a/src/modes/delete.rs
+++ b/src/modes/delete.rs
@@ -18,19 +18,8 @@ pub fn mode_delete(
     conn: &mut Connection,
     data_path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    if ids.is_empty() {
-        cmd.error(
-            ErrorKind::InvalidValue,
-            "No ID given, you must supply atleast one ID when using --delete",
-        )
-        .exit();
-    } else if !tags.is_empty() {
-        cmd.error(
-            ErrorKind::InvalidValue,
-            "Tags given but not supported, you must supply atleast one ID when using --delete",
-        )
-        .exit();
-    }
+    // Validation is now handled at the argument parsing level
+    // So we can assume ids is not empty and tags is empty
 
     let item_service = ItemService::new(data_path);