diff --git a/src/library/dao/playlistdao.cpp b/src/library/dao/playlistdao.cpp
index 37e498713b8..aa22b1cc6c7 100644
--- a/src/library/dao/playlistdao.cpp
+++ b/src/library/dao/playlistdao.cpp
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@ void PlaylistDAO::removeHiddenTracks(const int playlistId) {
     // phantom track_ids with no match in the library table
     QSqlQuery query(m_database);
     query.prepare(QStringLiteral(
-            "SELECT p1.position FROM PlaylistTracks AS p1"
+            "SELECT p1.position FROM PlaylistTracks AS p1 "
             "WHERE p1.id NOT IN ("
-            "SELECT p2.id FROM PlaylistTracks AS p2"
-            "INNER JOIN library ON library.id = p2.track_id "
-            "WHERE p2.playlist_id = p1.playlist_id "
-            "AND library.mixxx_deleted = 0 ) "
+            "SELECT p2.id FROM PlaylistTracks AS p2 "
+            "INNER JOIN library ON library.id=p2.track_id "
+            "WHERE p2.playlist_id=p1.playlist_id "
+            "AND library.mixxx_deleted=0) "
             "AND p1.playlist_id=:id"));
     query.bindValue(":id", playlistId);
     query.setForwardOnly(true);