diff --git a/actions/deletenotice.php b/actions/deletenotice.php
index 06c1bf27ea..f2c040a5a9 100644
--- a/actions/deletenotice.php
+++ b/actions/deletenotice.php
@@ -28,65 +28,64 @@ class DeletenoticeAction extends DeleteAction {
 
 		if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 			$this->delete_notice();
-                } else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') {
-                        $this->show_form();
+		} else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') {
+			$this->show_form();
 		}
 	}
 
-        function get_instructions() {
-                return _('You are about to permanently delete a notice.  Once this is done, it cannot be undone.');
-        }
+	function get_instructions() {
+		return _('You are about to permanently delete a notice.  Once this is done, it cannot be undone.');
+	}
 
 	function get_title() {
 		return _('Delete notice');
 	}
 
 	function show_form($error=NULL) {
-                $user = common_current_user();
+		$user = common_current_user();
 
-		common_show_header($this->get_title(), array($this, 'show_header'), array($q, $error),
+		common_show_header($this->get_title(), array($this, 'show_header'), NULL,
 						   array($this, 'show_top'));
-                common_element_start('form', array('id' => 'notice_delete_form',
-									   'method' => 'post',
-									   'action' => common_local_url('deletenotice')));
-                common_hidden('notice', $this->trimmed(notice));
-                common_element_start('p');
-                common_element('span', array('id' => 'confirmation_text'),_('Are you sure you want to delete this notice?'));
+		common_element_start('form', array('id' => 'notice_delete_form',
+								   'method' => 'post',
+								   'action' => common_local_url('deletenotice')));
+		common_hidden('notice', $this->trimmed('notice'));
+		common_element_start('p');
+		common_element('span', array('id' => 'confirmation_text'), _('Are you sure you want to delete this notice?'));
 
-                common_element('input', array('id' => 'submit_no',
-								  'name' => 'submit',
-								  'type' => 'submit',
-								  'value' => _('No')));
-                common_element('input', array('id' => 'submit_yes',
-								  'name' => 'submit',
-								  'type' => 'submit',
-								  'value' => _('Yes')));
-                common_element_end('p');
-                common_element_end('form');
+		common_element('input', array('id' => 'submit_no',
+						  'name' => 'submit',
+						  'type' => 'submit',
+						  'value' => _('No')));
+		common_element('input', array('id' => 'submit_yes',
+						  'name' => 'submit',
+						  'type' => 'submit',
+						  'value' => _('Yes')));
+		common_element_end('p');
+		common_element_end('form');
 		common_show_footer();
 	}
 
-        function delete_notice() {
-                $url = common_get_returnto();
-                $confirmed = $this->trimmed('submit');
-                if ($confirmed == 'Yes') {
-                        $user = common_current_user();
-                        $notice_id = $this->trimmed('notice');
-                        $notice = Notice::staticGet($notice_id);
-                        $replies = new Reply;
-                        $replies->get('notice_id', $notice_id);
-                        
-                        common_dequeue_notice($notice);
-                        $replies->delete();
-                        $notice->delete(); 
-                }
-                else {
-                    if ($url) {
-                            common_set_returnto(NULL);
-                    } else {
-                            $url = common_local_url('public');
-                    }
-                }
-                common_redirect($url);
-        }
+	function delete_notice() {
+		$url = common_get_returnto();
+		$confirmed = $this->trimmed('submit');
+		if ($confirmed == _('Yes')) {
+			$user = common_current_user();
+			$notice_id = $this->trimmed('notice');
+			$notice = Notice::staticGet($notice_id);
+			$replies = new Reply;
+			$replies->get('notice_id', $notice_id);
+
+			common_dequeue_notice($notice);
+			$replies->delete();
+			$notice->delete();
+		} else {
+			if ($url) {
+				common_set_returnto(NULL);
+			} else {
+				$url = common_local_url('public');
+			}
+		}
+		common_redirect($url);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index 7ec889bc1c..21c12f2eb5 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ RewriteRule ^search/notice/rss$ index.php?action=noticesearchrss [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^notice/new$ index.php?action=newnotice [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^notice/(\d+)$ index.php?action=shownotice&notice=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^deletenotice/((\d+))?$ index.php?action=deletenotice&notice=$2 [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^user/(\d+)$ index.php?action=userbyid&id=$1 [L,QSA]
 
diff --git a/lib/deleteaction.php b/lib/deleteaction.php
index 5d7a3245ae..5ba0e7e442 100644
--- a/lib/deleteaction.php
+++ b/lib/deleteaction.php
@@ -23,39 +23,39 @@ class DeleteAction extends Action {
 
 	function handle($args) {
 		parent::handle($args);
-                $user = common_current_user();
-                $notice_id = $this->trimmed('notice');
-                $notice = Notice::staticGet($notice_id);
-                $profile = $notice->getProfile();
-                $user_profile = $user->getProfile();
+		$user = common_current_user();
+		$notice_id = $this->trimmed('notice');
+		$notice = Notice::staticGet($notice_id);
+		if (!$notice) {
+			common_user_error(_('No such notice.'));
+			exit;
+		}
 
-                if (!common_logged_in()) {
-                    common_user_error(_('Not logged in.'));
-                } else if ($notice->profile_id != $user_profile->id) {
-                    common_user_error(_('Can\'t delete this notice.'));
-                }
+		$profile = $notice->getProfile();
+		$user_profile = $user->getProfile();
+
+		if (!common_logged_in()) {
+			common_user_error(_('Not logged in.'));
+			exit;
+		} else if ($notice->profile_id != $user_profile->id) {
+			common_user_error(_('Can\'t delete this notice.'));
+			exit;
+		}
 	}
 
 	function show_top($arr=NULL) {
-		if ($arr) {
-			$error = $arr[1];
-		}
-		if ($error) {
-			common_element('p', 'error', $error);
-		} else {
-			$instr = $this->get_instructions();
-			$output = common_markup_to_html($instr);
-			common_element_start('div', 'instructions');
-			common_raw($output);
-			common_element_end('div');
-		}
+		$instr = $this->get_instructions();
+		$output = common_markup_to_html($instr);
+		common_element_start('div', 'instructions');
+		common_raw($output);
+		common_element_end('div');
 	}
 
 	function get_title() {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	function show_header($arr) {
+	function show_header() {
 		return;
 	}
 }