diff -r 009427475db2 -r 756cfa6570d2 client/js/paper-renderer.js
--- a/client/js/paper-renderer.js	Mon May 06 15:14:29 2013 +0200
+++ b/client/js/paper-renderer.js	Mon May 13 15:28:52 2013 +0200
@@ -1225,12 +1225,18 @@
     this.renderer.is_dragging = false;
     this.renderer.removeRepresentationsOfType("editor");
     if (this.renderer.isEditable()) {
-        var delid = Rkns.Utils.getUID("delete");
-        this.renderer.delete_list.push({
-            id: delid,
-            time: new Date().valueOf() + this.options.element_delete_delay
-        });
-        this.source_representation.model.set("delete_scheduled", delid);
+        if (this.options.element_delete_delay) {
+            var delid = Rkns.Utils.getUID("delete");
+            this.renderer.delete_list.push({
+                id: delid,
+                time: new Date().valueOf() + this.options.element_delete_delay
+            });
+            this.source_representation.model.set("delete_scheduled", delid);
+        } else {
+            if (confirm(this.renkan.translate('Do you really wish to remove node ') + '"' + this.source_representation.model.get("title") + '"?')) {
+                this.project.removeNode(this.source_representation.model);
+            }
+        }
     }
 };
 
@@ -1352,12 +1358,18 @@
     this.renderer.is_dragging = false;
     this.renderer.removeRepresentationsOfType("editor");
     if (this.renderer.isEditable()) {
-        var delid = Rkns.Utils.getUID("delete");
-        this.renderer.delete_list.push({
-            id: delid,
-            time: new Date().valueOf() + this.options.element_delete_delay
-        });
-        this.source_representation.model.set("delete_scheduled", delid);
+        if (this.options.element_delete_delay) {
+            var delid = Rkns.Utils.getUID("delete");
+            this.renderer.delete_list.push({
+                id: delid,
+                time: new Date().valueOf() + this.options.element_delete_delay
+            });
+            this.source_representation.model.set("delete_scheduled", delid);
+        } else {
+            if (confirm(this.renkan.translate('Do you really wish to remove edge ') + '"' + this.source_representation.model.get("title") + '"?')) {
+                this.project.removeEdge(this.source_representation.model);
+            }
+        }
     }
 };