diff --git a/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts b/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts
index 4455c3d7..d71b6164 100644
--- a/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts
+++ b/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts
@@ -18,20 +18,18 @@ export default async function deleteSchedule(scheduleId: string): Promise<string
     if (scheduleIndex === -1) {
         throw new Error(`Schedule ${scheduleId} does not exist`);
     }
-    if (scheduleIndex === activeIndex) {
-        throw new Error(`Cannot delete active schedule`);
-    }
-
-    if (scheduleIndex < activeIndex) {
-        await UserScheduleStore.set('activeIndex', activeIndex - 1);
-    }
 
     schedules.splice(scheduleIndex, 1);
     await UserScheduleStore.set('schedules', schedules);
 
-    if (activeIndex >= schedules.length) {
-        await UserScheduleStore.set('activeIndex', schedules.length - 1);
+    let newActiveIndex = activeIndex;
+    if (scheduleIndex < activeIndex) {
+        newActiveIndex = activeIndex - 1;
+    } else if (activeIndex >= schedules.length) {
+        newActiveIndex = schedules.length - 1;
     }
+    await UserScheduleStore.set('activeIndex', newActiveIndex);
+
     return undefined;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/components/common/ScheduleListItem.tsx b/src/views/components/common/ScheduleListItem.tsx
index 82adcd9f..86e53e13 100644
--- a/src/views/components/common/ScheduleListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/common/ScheduleListItem.tsx
@@ -61,54 +61,34 @@ export default function ScheduleListItem({ schedule, dragHandleProps, onClick }:
     };
 
     const handleDelete = () => {
-        if (schedule.id === activeSchedule.id) {
-            showDialog({
-                title: `Unable to delete active schedule.`,
-
-                description: (
-                    <>
-                        <Text>Deleting the active schedule</Text>
-                        <Text className='text-ut-burntorange'> {schedule.name} </Text>
-                        <Text>is not allowed. Please switch to another schedule and try again.</Text>
-                    </>
-                ),
-                // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-unstable-nested-components
-                buttons: close => (
-                    <Button variant='filled' color='ut-burntorange' onClick={close}>
-                        I Understand
+        showDialog({
+            title: `Are you sure?`,
+            description: (
+                <>
+                    <Text>Deleting</Text>
+                    <Text className='text-ut-burntorange'> {schedule.name} </Text>
+                    <Text>is permanent and will remove all added courses from that schedule.</Text>
+                </>
+            ),
+            // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-unstable-nested-components
+            buttons: close => (
+                <>
+                    <Button variant='single' color='ut-black' onClick={close}>
+                        Cancel
                     </Button>
-                ),
-            });
-        } else {
-            showDialog({
-                title: `Are you sure?`,
-                description: (
-                    <>
-                        <Text>Deleting</Text>
-                        <Text className='text-ut-burntorange'> {schedule.name} </Text>
-                        <Text>is permanent and will remove all added courses from that schedule.</Text>
-                    </>
-                ),
-                // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-unstable-nested-components
-                buttons: close => (
-                    <>
-                        <Button variant='single' color='ut-black' onClick={close}>
-                            Cancel
-                        </Button>
-                        <Button
-                            variant='filled'
-                            color='theme-red'
-                            onClick={() => {
-                                close();
-                                deleteSchedule(schedule.id);
-                            }}
-                        >
-                            Delete Permanently
-                        </Button>
-                    </>
-                ),
-            });
-        }
+                    <Button
+                        variant='filled'
+                        color='theme-red'
+                        onClick={() => {
+                            close();
+                            deleteSchedule(schedule.id);
+                        }}
+                    >
+                        Delete Permanently
+                    </Button>
+                </>
+            ),
+        });
     };
 
     return (