diff --git a/app/views/admin/items/index.html.erb b/app/views/admin/items/index.html.erb
index c81c9a90..b78f045c 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/items/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/items/index.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <%= render 'node_and_children', node: node %>
 </ol>
 
-<%= render 'layouts/delete_modal' %>
+<%= render 'layouts/delete_modal', delete_options: {remote: true} %>
 
 <div id="view-page" class="nano" style="display:none">
   <div class="page-info clearfix">
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_delete_modal.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_delete_modal.html.erb
index d07f6077..ab49b818 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_delete_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_delete_modal.html.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
   </div>
   <div class="modal-footer">
     <button class="btn" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"><%= (delete_options[:cancel] rescue nil) || t(:close) %></button>
-    <%= link_to ((delete_options[:submit] rescue nil) || t(:delete_)), nil, class: "delete-item btn btn-danger", method: :delete %>
+    <%= link_to ((delete_options[:submit] rescue nil) || t(:delete_)), nil, class: "delete-item btn btn-danger", method: :delete, remote: (delete_options[:remote] rescue false) || false %>
   </div>
 </div>
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