diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/PropertyEditLinks.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/PropertyEditLinks.java
index b569cc045..36dce9cc8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/PropertyEditLinks.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/PropertyEditLinks.java
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ public class PropertyEditLinks extends TagSupport{
                                           "subjectUri", subjectUri,
                                           "predicateUri", predicateUri,
                                           "datapropKey",  dpropHash,
-                                          "vitroNsProp", "true");
+                                          "vitroNsProp", "true",
+                                          "cmd", "delete");
             ls.setHref(url);
             ls.setType("delete");
             ls.setMouseoverText("delete this text");