diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/commanddispatcher.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/commanddispatcher.cpp
index d94033d9c..199f91e29 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/commanddispatcher.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/commanddispatcher.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "../doc/document.hpp"
 
 #include "idtable.hpp"
-#include "idtree.hpp"
 #include "record.hpp"
 #include "commands.hpp"
 
@@ -156,10 +155,10 @@ void CSMWorld::CommandDispatcher::executeDelete()
 
         if (mId.getType() == UniversalId::Type_Referenceables)
         {
-            IdTree& tree = dynamic_cast<IdTree&> (*mDocument.getData().getTableModel (mId));
-            std::pair<int, UniversalId::Type> localIndex = tree.searchId (id);
-
-            mDocument.getUndoStack().push (new CSMWorld::DeleteCommand (model, id, localIndex.second));
+            mDocument.getUndoStack().push ( new CSMWorld::DeleteCommand (model, id,
+                static_cast<CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type>(model.data (model.index (
+                    model.getModelIndex (id, columnIndex).row(),
+                    model.findColumnIndex (CSMWorld::Columns::ColumnId_RecordType))).toInt())));
         }
         else
             mDocument.getUndoStack().push (new CSMWorld::DeleteCommand (model, id));
@@ -228,17 +227,8 @@ void CSMWorld::CommandDispatcher::executeExtendedDelete()
                     Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (record.get().mCell)))
                     continue;
 
-                if (mId.getType() == UniversalId::Type_Referenceables)
-                {
-                    IdTree& tree = dynamic_cast<IdTree&> (*mDocument.getData().getTableModel (mId));
-                    std::pair<int, UniversalId::Type> localIndex = tree.searchId (record.get().mId);
-
-                    mDocument.getUndoStack().push (
-                        new CSMWorld::DeleteCommand (model, record.get().mId, localIndex.second));
-                }
-                else
-                    mDocument.getUndoStack().push (
-                        new CSMWorld::DeleteCommand (model, record.get().mId));
+                mDocument.getUndoStack().push (
+                    new CSMWorld::DeleteCommand (model, record.get().mId));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
index 564e4ec2f..06db09a0f 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "collectionbase.hpp"
 #include "nestedcollection.hpp"
-#include "refidcollection.hpp" // HACK: for searchId() only
 #include "columnbase.hpp"
 
 // NOTE: parent class still needs idCollection
@@ -258,9 +257,3 @@ CSMWorld::NestedTableWrapperBase* CSMWorld::IdTree::nestedTable(const QModelInde
 
     return mNestedCollection->nestedTable(index.row(), index.column());
 }
-
-// HACK: to get the UniversalId::Type associated with a particular record
-std::pair<int, CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type> CSMWorld::IdTree::searchId (const std::string& id) const
-{
-    return dynamic_cast<CSMWorld::RefIdCollection*>(idCollection())->getDataSet().searchId(id);
-}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.hpp
index 73cc9bdfd..5337ed82b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.hpp
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
             virtual bool hasChildren (const QModelIndex& index) const;
 
-            std::pair<int, UniversalId::Type> searchId (const std::string& id) const;
-
     signals:
 
         void resetStart(const QString& id);