diff --git a/actions/deletenotice.php b/actions/deletenotice.php
index d8037ab444..40b276a348 100644
--- a/actions/deletenotice.php
+++ b/actions/deletenotice.php
@@ -68,16 +68,10 @@ class DeletenoticeAction extends FormAction
                 $this->notice->delete();
                 Event::handle('EndDeleteOwnNotice', array($this->scoped->getUser(), $this->notice));
             }
-        }
-
-        $url = common_get_returnto();
-
-        if ($url) {
-            common_set_returnto(null);
         } else {
-            $url = common_local_url('public');
+            common_redirect(common_get_returnto(), 303);
         }
 
-        common_redirect($url, 303);
+        common_redirect(common_local_url('top'), 303);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index 249e5e8823..b13c51c328 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -244,12 +244,10 @@ class Router
                         array('action' => 'shownotice'),
                         array('notice' => '[0-9]+'));
 
-            $m->connect('notice/delete/:notice',
+            $m->connect('notice/:notice/delete',
                         array('action' => 'deletenotice'),
                         array('notice' => '[0-9]+'));
 
-            $m->connect('notice/delete', array('action' => 'deletenotice'));
-
             // conversation
 
             $m->connect('conversation/:id',