diff --git a/webapp/web/edit/forms/datapropStmtDelete.jsp b/webapp/web/edit/forms/datapropStmtDelete.jsp
index 6786cea6e..211f64822 100644
--- a/webapp/web/edit/forms/datapropStmtDelete.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/edit/forms/datapropStmtDelete.jsp
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@
     Model model = (Model)application.getAttribute("jenaOntModel");
     
     String vitroNsProp  = vreq.getParameter("vitroNsProp");
-    boolean isVitroNsProp = vitroNsProp != null && vitroNsProp.equals("true") ? true : false;
     
-    DataPropertyStatement dps = RdfLiteralHash.getPropertyStmtByHash(subject, predicateUri, dataHash, model, isVitroNsProp);
+    DataPropertyStatement dps = RdfLiteralHash.getPropertyStmtByHash(subject, predicateUri, dataHash, model);
     
     if( log.isDebugEnabled() ){
         log.debug("attempting to delete dataPropertyStatement: subjectURI <" + dps.getIndividualURI() +">");
@@ -84,21 +83,8 @@
         
       	//do the delete
         if( request.getParameter("y") != null ) {
-        	if( isVitroNsProp ){
-        			OntModel writeModel = (new StandardModelSelector()).getModel(request, application);        			
-        			writeModel.enterCriticalSection(Lock.WRITE);
-        			try{
-        			    writeModel.getBaseModel().notifyEvent(new EditEvent(editorUri,true));
-        				writeModel.remove(
-        						writeModel.getResource(subjectUri), 
-        						writeModel.getProperty(predicateUri),
-        						writeModel.createTypedLiteral(dps.getData(), dps.getDatatypeURI()));
-        			}finally{
-        				writeModel.leaveCriticalSection();
-        			}        			        			
-        	}else{
-            	wdf.getDataPropertyStatementDao().deleteDataPropertyStatement(dps);
-        	}        	                
+
+            wdf.getDataPropertyStatementDao().deleteDataPropertyStatement(dps);      	                
             %>
 
 			<%-- grab the predicate URI and trim it down to get the Local Name so we can send the user back to the appropriate property --%>
diff --git a/webapp/web/edit/forms/rdfsLabelForm.jsp b/webapp/web/edit/forms/rdfsLabelForm.jsp
index df987c0bb..410254a31 100644
--- a/webapp/web/edit/forms/rdfsLabelForm.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/edit/forms/rdfsLabelForm.jsp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 <%@ page import="com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Literal"%>
 <%@ page import="com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model"%>
+<%@ page import="com.hp.hpl.jena.vocabulary.XSD"%>
 
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Individual"%>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.VitroVocabulary"%>
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
     
     Individual subject = (Individual)vreq.getAttribute("subject");
     if( subject == null ) {
-        throw new Error("In defaultVitroNsPropForm.jsp, could not find subject " + subjectUri);
+        throw new Error("In rdfsLabelForm.jsp, could not find subject " + subjectUri);
     }
     
     Model model =  (Model)application.getAttribute("jenaOntModel");
@@ -61,22 +62,22 @@
         
         rangeDatatypeUri = dps.getDatatypeURI();        
         if (rangeDatatypeUri == null) {
-            log.debug("no range datatype uri set on vitro namespace property statement for property " + predicateUri + "in defaultVitroNsPropForm.jsp");
+            log.debug("no range datatype uri set on rdfs:label statement for property " + predicateUri + "in rdfsLabelForm.jsp");
         } else {
-            log.debug("range datatype uri of [" + rangeDatatypeUri + "] on vitro namespace property statement for property " + predicateUri + "in defaultVitroNsPropForm.jsp");
+            log.debug("range datatype uri of [" + rangeDatatypeUri + "] on rdfs:label statement for property " + predicateUri + "in rdfsLabelForm.jsp");
         }        
         
         rangeLang = dps.getLanguage();
         if( rangeLang == null ) {            
-            log.debug("no language attribute on vitro namespace property statement for property " + predicateUri + "in defaultVitroNsPropForm.jsp");
+            log.debug("no language attribute on rdfs:label statement for property " + predicateUri + "in rdfsLabelForm.jsp");
             rangeLang = "";
         } else {
-            log.debug("language attribute of ["+rangeLang+"] on vitro namespace property statement for property " + predicateUri + "in defaultVitroNsPropForm.jsp");
+            log.debug("language attribute of ["+rangeLang+"] on rdfs:label statement for property " + predicateUri + "in rdfsLabelForm.jsp");
         }
         
     } else {
-        log.debug("No incoming vitro namespace property statement for property "+predicateUri+"; adding a new statement");  
-        rangeDatatypeUri = FrontEndEditingUtils.getVitroNsPropDatatypeUri(predicateUri);   
+        log.debug("No incoming rdfs:label statement for property "+predicateUri+"; adding a new statement");  
+        rangeDatatypeUri = XSD.xstring.getURI();
     }
     
     String rangeDatatypeUriJson = rangeDatatypeUri == null ? "" : MiscWebUtils.escape(rangeDatatypeUri);
diff --git a/webapp/web/edit/n3Delete.jsp b/webapp/web/edit/n3Delete.jsp
index 78ddcb1e8..7f74b88c6 100644
--- a/webapp/web/edit/n3Delete.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/edit/n3Delete.jsp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     
     List<String>  errorMessages = new ArrayList<String>();    
 
-    EditConfiguration editConfig = EditConfiguration.getConfigFromSession(session,request,queryParameters);
+    EditConfiguration editConfig = EditConfiguration.getConfigFromSession(session,request);
     if( editConfig == null ){
         %><jsp:forward page="/edit/messages/noEditConfigFound.jsp"/><%
     }