diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/DeleteIndividualController.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/DeleteIndividualController.java
index f7bdaaa41..1a61ef980 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/DeleteIndividualController.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/DeleteIndividualController.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class DeleteIndividualController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet{
  		    "PREFIX display: <" + DisplayVocabulary.DISPLAY_NS +"> \n" +
         "SELECT ?deleteQueryText WHERE { ?associatedURI display:hasDeleteQuery ?deleteQueryText }";
 
-	private static final String DEFAULT_DELETE_QUERY_TEXT = "DESCRIBE ?associatedURI";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_DELETE_QUERY_TEXT = "DESCRIBE ?individualURI";
 	
 	@Override
 	protected AuthorizationRequest requiredActions(VitroRequest vreq) {