Mail.app: Remove Attachments function deletes mail

Dear Mail users,

Whenever I use the ''remove attachment'' function, the entire email message disappears. Has anyone experienced this before, and is there anyway round this?

Thanks a lot.
JC

 

Just wanted to add that I am using IMAP with Gmail. Therefore, was wondering if it is possible to still remove attachments. I would expect so, since Mail.app should upload the removed-attachment-email up to Gmail during synchronisation.

Thanks.