diff --git a/core/dtn7/src/core/application_agent.rs b/core/dtn7/src/core/application_agent.rs
index 593e625e..d9a74ee4 100644
--- a/core/dtn7/src/core/application_agent.rs
+++ b/core/dtn7/src/core/application_agent.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use bp7::{Bundle, EndpointID};
 use enum_dispatch::enum_dispatch;
-use log::{debug, error, trace};
+use log::{debug, trace};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 use crate::dtnd::ws::BundleDelivery;
-use crate::store_remove;
+use crate::store_remove_if_singleton_bundle;
 //use crate::dtnd::ws::WsAASession;
 
 #[enum_dispatch]
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl ApplicationAgent for SimpleApplicationAgent {
             if addr.try_send(BundleDelivery(bundle.clone())).is_err() {
                 self.bundles.push_back(bundle.clone());
             } else {
-                remove_singleton_bundle_from_store(&bundle);
+                store_remove_if_singleton_bundle(bundle);
             }
         } else {
             // save in temp buffer for delivery
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl ApplicationAgent for SimpleApplicationAgent {
     fn pop(&mut self) -> Option<Bundle> {
         let bundle = self.bundles.pop_front();
         if let Some(bndl) = bundle.as_ref() {
-            remove_singleton_bundle_from_store(bndl);
+            store_remove_if_singleton_bundle(bndl);
         };
         bundle
     }
@@ -84,13 +84,3 @@ impl SimpleApplicationAgent {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/// Removes a bundle from the store if its destination is a singleton endpoint
-fn remove_singleton_bundle_from_store(bundle: &Bundle) {
-    if !bundle.primary.destination.is_non_singleton() {
-        debug!("Removing bundle with singleton destination from store");
-        if let Err(e) = store_remove(&bundle.id()) {
-            error!("Error while removing bundle from store: {:?}", e);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/core/dtn7/src/lib.rs b/core/dtn7/src/lib.rs
index 9e91a45f..2d826fd8 100644
--- a/core/dtn7/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/dtn7/src/lib.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@ pub fn store_remove(bid: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Removes a bundle from the store if its destination is a singleton endpoint
+fn store_remove_if_singleton_bundle(bundle: &Bundle) {
+    if !bundle.primary.destination.is_non_singleton() {
+        debug!("Removing bundle with singleton destination from store");
+        if let Err(e) = store_remove(&bundle.id()) {
+            error!("Error while removing bundle from store: {:?}", e);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn store_update_metadata(bp: &BundlePack) -> Result<()> {
     (*STORE.lock()).update_metadata(bp)
 }
diff --git a/tests/local_ping_echo.sh b/tests/local_ping_echo.sh
index 0fc1436e..383153a2 100755
--- a/tests/local_ping_echo.sh
+++ b/tests/local_ping_echo.sh
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ $BINS/examples/dtnping -d 'dtn://node1/echo' -c 6 -t 500ms
 RC=$?
 echo "RET: $RC"
 
-echo -n "Bundles in store on node 1: "
 NUM_BUNDLES=$($BINS/dtnquery bundles | grep "dtn://" | wc -l | awk '{print $1}')
-echo -n $NUM_BUNDLES
+NUM_DELETED=$($BINS/dtnquery store | grep -o "Deleted" | wc -l | awk '{print $1}')
 
 EXPECTED_BUNDLES=0
+EXPECTED_DELETED=12
 
-echo " / $EXPECTED_BUNDLES"
-if [ "$NUM_BUNDLES" = "$EXPECTED_BUNDLES" ]; then
+echo "Bundles in store on node 1: : $NUM_BUNDLES / $EXPECTED_BUNDLES"
+echo "Bundles marked as Deleted in store on node 1: : $NUM_DELETED / $EXPECTED_DELETED"
+if [ "$NUM_BUNDLES" = "$EXPECTED_BUNDLES" ] && [ "$NUM_DELETED" = "$EXPECTED_DELETED" ]; then
   echo "Correct number of bundles in store!"
 else
   echo "Incorrect number of bundles in store!"