diff --git a/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb b/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb
index 68c280476..8645318b0 100644
--- a/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb
@@ -241,12 +241,14 @@
     var new_id = $(this).prev().attr('value');
     var old_id = new RegExp("new_writing_journal_files", "g");
     $(this).prev().attr('value', parseInt(new_id) + 1);
-    $(this).parents('table').append(("<%= escape_javascript(add_attribute 'form_file', f, :writing_journal_files) %>").replace(old_id, new_id));
+    var newfield = $(("<%= escape_javascript(add_attribute 'form_file', f, :writing_journal_files) %>").replace(old_id, new_id));
+    $(this).parents('table').append(newfield);
+    newfield.find('.action a.delete').click(function(){
+     newfield.remove();
+   });
   });
 
-  $('.action a.delete').click(function(){
-    $(this).parents('.list_item').remove();
-  });
+
 
   $('.action a.remove_existing_record').click(function(){
     $(this).next('.should_destroy').attr('value', 1);