diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index d81ec24813..07246a4366 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ 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=$2 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^notice/delete/((\d+))?$ index.php?action=deletenotice&notice=$2 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^notice/delete$ index.php?action=deletenotice [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^user/(\d+)$ index.php?action=userbyid&id=$1 [L,QSA]
 
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 43b2f22505..dcdb921d60 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -825,9 +825,9 @@ function common_fancy_url($action, $args=NULL) {
 		return common_path('notice/'.$args['notice']);
 	 case 'deletenotice':
                 if ($args && $args['notice']) {
-                        return common_path('deletenotice/'.$args['notice']);
+                        return common_path('notice/delete/'.$args['notice']);
                 } else {
-                        return common_path('deletenotice/');
+                        return common_path('notice/delete');
                 }
 	 case 'xrds':
 	 case 'foaf':