diff --git a/src/public/app/dialogs/delete_notes.js b/src/public/app/dialogs/delete_notes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 35eb880f5..000000000
--- a/src/public/app/dialogs/delete_notes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-const $dialog = $("#delete-notes-dialog");
-const $confirmContent = $("#delete-notes-dialog-content");
-const $okButton = $("#delete-notes-dialog-ok-button");
-const $cancelButton = $("#delete-notes-dialog-cancel-button");
-const $custom = $("#delete-notes-dialog-custom");
-
-const DELETE_NOTE_BUTTON_ID = "delete-notes-dialog-delete-note";
-
-let $originallyFocused; // element focused before the dialog was opened so we can return to it afterwards
-
-export function showDialog(message) {
-    $originallyFocused = $(':focus');
-
-    $custom.hide();
-
-    glob.activeDialog = $dialog;
-
-    if (typeof message === 'string') {
-        message = $("<div>").text(message);
-    }
-
-    $confirmContent.empty().append(message);
-
-    $dialog.modal();
-
-    return new Promise((res, rej) => { resolve = res; });
-}
-
-export function isDeleteNoteChecked() {
-    return $("#" + DELETE_NOTE_BUTTON_ID + ":checked").length > 0;
-}
-
-$dialog.on('shown.bs.modal', () => $okButton.trigger("focus"));
-
-$dialog.on("hidden.bs.modal", () => {
-    if (resolve) {
-        resolve(false);
-    }
-
-    if ($originallyFocused) {
-        $originallyFocused.trigger('focus');
-        $originallyFocused = null;
-    }
-});
-
-function doResolve(ret) {
-    resolve(ret);
-    resolve = null;
-
-    $dialog.modal("hide");
-}
-
-$cancelButton.on('click', () => doResolve(false));
-$okButton.on('click', () => doResolve(true));
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/branches.js b/src/public/app/services/branches.js
index 8f368626b..0ae9c0a96 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/branches.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/branches.js
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ async function deleteNotes(branchIdsToDelete) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    const deleteNotesDialog = await import("../dialogs/delete_notes.js");
-    deleteNotesDialog.showDialog();
-
     const $deleteClonesCheckbox = $('<div class="form-check">')
         .append($('<input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" id="delete-clones-checkbox">'))
         .append($('<label for="delete-clones-checkbox">')
@@ -96,7 +93,11 @@ async function deleteNotes(branchIdsToDelete) {
         .append($nodeTitles)
         .append($deleteClonesCheckbox);
 
-    return false;
+    const confirmDialog = await import('../dialogs/confirm.js');
+
+    if (!await confirmDialog.confirm($confirmText)) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     const deleteClones = $deleteClonesCheckbox.find("input").is(":checked");
 
diff --git a/src/views/desktop.ejs b/src/views/desktop.ejs
index 4ec2acdd7..950b6591e 100644
--- a/src/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/src/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 <%- include('dialogs/backend_log.ejs') %>
 <%- include('dialogs/include_note.ejs') %>
 <%- include('dialogs/sort_child_notes.ejs') %>
-<%- include('dialogs/delete_notes.ejs') %>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     window.baseApiUrl = 'api/';
diff --git a/src/views/dialogs/delete_notes.ejs b/src/views/dialogs/delete_notes.ejs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fab2f68d..000000000
--- a/src/views/dialogs/delete_notes.ejs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<div id="delete-notes-dialog" class="modal mx-auto" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
-    <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-scrollable" role="document">
-        <div class="modal-content">
-            <div class="modal-header">
-                <h5 class="modal-title mr-auto">Delete notes</h5>
-
-                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
-                    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
-                </button>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-body">
-                ... delete
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-footer">
-                <button class="btn btn-sm" id="delete-notes-dialog-cancel-button">Cancel</button>
-
-                &nbsp;
-
-                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" id="delete-notes-dialog-ok-button">OK</button>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</div>