diff --git a/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.cpp b/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.cpp
index 71914ef8c..cbfe79b3f 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.cpp
@@ -1042,6 +1042,12 @@ DBMgr::RemoveStoredMessages( vector<int>& idv )
     }
 }
 
+void
+DBMgr::RemoveStoredMessage( const int msgID )
+{
+    RemoveStoredMessages( &msgID, 1 );
+}
+
 int
 DBMgr::getCountWhere( const char* table, string& test )
 {
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.h b/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.h
index 2a1995c39..ae79335c2 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.h
+++ b/xwords4/relay/dbmgr.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class DBMgr {
                             vector<DBMgr::MsgInfo>& msgs );
 
     void RemoveStoredMessages( const int* msgID, int nMsgIDs );
+    void RemoveStoredMessage( const int msgID );
     void RemoveStoredMessages( vector<int>& ids );
 
  private: