diff --git a/sabnzbd/assembler.py b/sabnzbd/assembler.py
index 1c80364..2e8b7f7 100644
--- a/sabnzbd/assembler.py
+++ b/sabnzbd/assembler.py
@@ -248,19 +248,6 @@ class Assembler(Thread):
             nzf.md5sum = nzf.md5.digest()
 
 
-def file_has_articles(nzf: NzbFile):
-    """Do a quick check to see if any articles are present for this file.
-    Destructive: only to be used to differentiate between unknown encoding and no articles.
-    """
-    has = False
-    for article in nzf.decodetable:
-        sleep(0.01)
-        data = sabnzbd.ArticleCache.load_article(article)
-        if data:
-            has = True
-    return has
-
-
 RE_SUBS = re.compile(r"\W+sub|subs|subpack|subtitle|subtitles(?![a-z])", re.I)
 SAFE_EXTS = (".mkv", ".mp4", ".avi", ".wmv", ".mpg", ".webm")
 
diff --git a/sabnzbd/nzbqueue.py b/sabnzbd/nzbqueue.py
index 115ad0b..fece75f 100644
--- a/sabnzbd/nzbqueue.py
+++ b/sabnzbd/nzbqueue.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ from sabnzbd.constants import (
 
 import sabnzbd.cfg as cfg
 from sabnzbd.downloader import Server
-from sabnzbd.assembler import file_has_articles
 import sabnzbd.notifier as notifier
 
 
@@ -755,9 +754,6 @@ class NzbQueue:
                     elif nzf.filename.lower().endswith(".par2"):
                         # Broken par2 file, try to get another one
                         nzo.promote_par2(nzf)
-                    else:
-                        if file_has_articles(nzf):
-                            logging.warning(T("%s -> Unknown encoding"), nzf.filename)
 
             # Save bookkeeping in case of crash
             if file_done and (nzo.next_save is None or time.time() > nzo.next_save):
diff --git a/sabnzbd/nzbstuff.py b/sabnzbd/nzbstuff.py
index 7d12aa2..4d748f4 100644
--- a/sabnzbd/nzbstuff.py
+++ b/sabnzbd/nzbstuff.py
@@ -1215,12 +1215,7 @@ class NzbObject(TryList):
 
     @synchronized(NZO_LOCK)
     def remove_saved_article(self, article: Article):
-        try:
-            self.saved_articles.remove(article)
-        except ValueError:
-            # It's not there if the job is fully missing
-            # and this function is called from file_has_articles
-            pass
+        self.saved_articles.remove(article)
 
     def check_existing_files(self, wdir: str):
         """Check if downloaded files already exits, for these set NZF to complete"""