diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessor.java
index 1d6c58829b0..b4651f96eaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessor.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -399,18 +400,26 @@ private void insertOrUpdateFields(BibEntry localBibEntry) throws SQLException {
     /**
      * Removes the shared bibEntry.
      *
-     * @param bibEntry {@link BibEntry} to be deleted
+     * @param bibEntries {@link BibEntry} to be deleted
      */
-    public void removeEntry(BibEntry bibEntry) {
+    public void removeEntries(List<BibEntry> bibEntries) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(bibEntries);
+        if (bibEntries.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
         StringBuilder query = new StringBuilder()
                 .append("DELETE FROM ")
                 .append(escape("ENTRY"))
                 .append(" WHERE ")
                 .append(escape("SHARED_ID"))
-                .append(" = ?");
+                .append(" IN (");
+        query.append("?, ".repeat(bibEntries.size() - 1));
+        query.append("?)");
 
         try (PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement(query.toString())) {
-            preparedStatement.setInt(1, bibEntry.getSharedBibEntryData().getSharedID());
+            for (int j = 0; j < bibEntries.size(); j++) {
+                preparedStatement.setInt(j + 1, bibEntries.get(j).getSharedBibEntryData().getSharedID());
+            }
             preparedStatement.executeUpdate();
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             LOGGER.error("SQL Error: ", e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizer.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizer.java
index f8216a2fdef..23753cdde40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizer.java
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ public void listen(EntriesRemovedEvent event) {
         // In this case DBSynchronizer should not try to delete the bibEntry entry again (but it would not harm).
         if (isEventSourceAccepted(event) && checkCurrentConnection()) {
             List<BibEntry> entries = event.getBibEntries();
-            for (BibEntry entry : entries) {
-                dbmsProcessor.removeEntry(entry);
-            }
+            dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(entries);
             synchronizeLocalMetaData();
             synchronizeLocalDatabase(); // Pull changes for the case that there where some
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessorTest.java
index 4a59dfea7cb..401ba599020 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSProcessorTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -164,11 +165,14 @@ void testUpdateEqualEntry(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMS
 
     @ParameterizedTest
     @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
-    void testRemoveEntry(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
+    void testRemoveAllEntries(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
         dbmsProcessor.setupSharedDatabase();
-        BibEntry bibEntry = getBibEntryExample();
-        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(bibEntry);
-        dbmsProcessor.removeEntry(bibEntry);
+        BibEntry firstEntry = getBibEntryExample();
+        BibEntry secondEntry = getBibEntryExample();
+        List<BibEntry> entriesToRemove = Arrays.asList(firstEntry, secondEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(firstEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(secondEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(entriesToRemove);
 
         try (ResultSet resultSet = selectFrom("ENTRY", dbmsConnection, dbmsProcessor)) {
             assertFalse(resultSet.next());
@@ -176,6 +180,67 @@ void testRemoveEntry(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProce
         clear(dbmsConnection);
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
+    void testRemoveSomeEntries(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
+        dbmsProcessor.setupSharedDatabase();
+        BibEntry firstEntry = getBibEntryExample();
+        BibEntry secondEntry = getBibEntryExample();
+        BibEntry thirdEntry = getBibEntryExample();
+
+        // Remove the first and third entries - the second should remain (SHARED_ID will be 2)
+
+        List<BibEntry> entriesToRemove = Arrays.asList(firstEntry, thirdEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(firstEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(secondEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(thirdEntry);
+        dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(entriesToRemove);
+
+        try (ResultSet entryResultSet = selectFrom("ENTRY", dbmsConnection, dbmsProcessor)) {
+            assertTrue(entryResultSet.next());
+            assertEquals(2, entryResultSet.getInt("SHARED_ID"));
+            assertFalse(entryResultSet.next());
+        }
+
+        clear(dbmsConnection);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
+    void testRemoveSingleEntry(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
+        dbmsProcessor.setupSharedDatabase();
+        BibEntry entryToRemove = getBibEntryExample();
+        dbmsProcessor.insertEntry(entryToRemove);
+        dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(Collections.singletonList(entryToRemove));
+
+        try (ResultSet entryResultSet = selectFrom("ENTRY", dbmsConnection, dbmsProcessor)) {
+            assertFalse(entryResultSet.next());
+        }
+
+        clear(dbmsConnection);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
+    void testRemoveEntriesOnNullThrows(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
+        dbmsProcessor.setupSharedDatabase();
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(null));
+        clear(dbmsConnection);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
+    void testRemoveEmptyEntryList(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
+        dbmsProcessor.setupSharedDatabase();
+        dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(Collections.emptyList());
+
+        try (ResultSet entryResultSet = selectFrom("ENTRY", dbmsConnection, dbmsProcessor)) {
+            assertFalse(entryResultSet.next());
+        }
+
+        clear(dbmsConnection);
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest
     @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
     void testGetSharedEntries(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws SQLException {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizerTest.java
index 1f958db27b0..4d41a5a15d9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/shared/DBMSSynchronizerTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.jabref.logic.shared;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public void testFieldChangedEventListener(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbms
 
     @ParameterizedTest
     @MethodSource("org.jabref.logic.shared.TestManager#getTestingDatabaseSystems")
-    public void testEntryRemovedEventListener(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws Exception {
+    public void testEntriesRemovedEventListener(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMSConnection dbmsConnection, DBMSProcessor dbmsProcessor) throws Exception {
         setUp(dbmsConnection);
 
         BibEntry bibEntry = getBibEntryExample(1);
@@ -162,10 +161,9 @@ public void testSynchronizeLocalDatabaseWithEntryRemoval(DBMSType dbmsType, DBMS
 
         assertEquals(expectedBibEntries, bibDatabase.getEntries());
 
-        dbmsProcessor.removeEntry(expectedBibEntries.get(0));
-        dbmsProcessor.removeEntry(expectedBibEntries.get(1));
+        dbmsProcessor.removeEntries(Collections.singletonList(expectedBibEntries.get(0)));
 
-        expectedBibEntries = new ArrayList<>();
+        expectedBibEntries = Collections.singletonList(expectedBibEntries.get(1));
 
         dbmsSynchronizer.synchronizeLocalDatabase();