diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/bulk_actions/abstract_bulk_action.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/bulk_actions/abstract_bulk_action.ts
index c296b949f..42a3f8d78 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/bulk_actions/abstract_bulk_action.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/bulk_actions/abstract_bulk_action.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
 import server from "../../services/server.js";
 import ws from "../../services/ws.js";
-import utils from "../../services/utils.js";
 import type FAttribute from "../../entities/fattribute.js";
 import { VNode } from "preact";
 
@@ -28,29 +26,9 @@ export default abstract class AbstractBulkAction {
         this.actionDef = actionDef;
     }
 
-    render() {
-        try {
-            const $rendered = this.doRender();
-            if (Array.isArray($rendered)) {
-                $rendered
-                    .find(".action-conf-del")
-                    .on("click", () => this.deleteAction())
-                    .attr("title", t("abstract_bulk_action.remove_this_search_action"));
-
-                utils.initHelpDropdown($rendered);
-
-                return $rendered;
-            } else {
-                return $rendered;
-            }
-        } catch (e: any) {
-            logError(`Failed rendering search action: ${JSON.stringify(this.attribute.dto)} with error: ${e.message} ${e.stack}`);
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
     // to be overridden
-    abstract doRender(): JQuery<HTMLElement> | VNode;
+    abstract doRender(): VNode;
+
     static get actionName() {
         return "";
     }
@@ -70,9 +48,6 @@ export default abstract class AbstractBulkAction {
 
     async deleteAction() {
         await server.remove(`notes/${this.attribute.noteId}/attributes/${this.attribute.attributeId}`);
-
         await ws.waitForMaxKnownEntityChangeId();
-
-        //await this.triggerCommand('refreshSearchDefinition');
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/bulk_actions.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/bulk_actions.tsx
index 7cff1ece8..ce41781cc 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/bulk_actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/bulk_actions.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function ExistingActionsList({ existingActions }: { existingActions?: RenameNote
         <table class="bulk-existing-action-list">
             { existingActions
                 ? existingActions
-                    .map(action => action.render())
+                    .map(action => action.doRender())
                     .filter(renderedAction => renderedAction !== null)            
                 : <p>{t("bulk_actions.none_yet")}</p>
             }