diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c b/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c
index 46344c9c..ae2b6714 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-edit-dialog.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ remove_recurrence_properties (GcalEvent *event)
 
   e_cal_component_set_recurid (comp, NULL);
   e_cal_component_set_rrules (comp, NULL);
+  e_cal_component_commit_sequence (comp);
 }
 
 static gchar*