diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index cc39f70b48..2d25aedae8 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -1537,7 +1537,6 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
 	'S_LOCK_POST_ALLOWED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $auth->acl_get('m_edit', $forum_id)) ? true : false,
 	'S_LOCK_POST_CHECKED'		=> ($lock_post_checked) ? ' checked="checked"' : '',
 	'S_SOFTDELETE_CHECKED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $post_data['post_visibility'] == ITEM_DELETED) ? ' checked="checked"' : '',
-	'S_DELETE_REASON'			=> ($mode == 'edit' && $auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id)) ? true : false,
 	'S_SOFTDELETE_ALLOWED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $phpbb_content_visibility->can_soft_delete($forum_id, $post_data['poster_id'], $lock_post_checked)) ? true : false,
 	'S_RESTORE_ALLOWED'			=> $auth->acl_get('m_approve', $forum_id),
 	'S_IS_DELETED'				=> ($mode == 'edit' && $post_data['post_visibility'] == ITEM_DELETED) ? true : false,
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html
index e755a76ae6..31dd9896cc 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<form action="{S_CONFIRM_ACTION}" method="post">
 		<p>{MESSAGE_TEXT}</p>
 
-		<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and (S_DELETE_REASON or (S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE)) -->
+		<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 			<!-- IF S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 				<label>
 					<strong>{L_DELETE_PERMANENTLY}{L_COLON}</strong>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	<p>{MESSAGE_TEXT}</p>
 
-	<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and (S_DELETE_REASON or (S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE)) -->
+	<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 	<fieldset class="fields1">
 		<!-- IF S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 			<dl>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html
index 9e416f5195..a6874456cc 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			<p class="gen">{MESSAGE_TEXT}</p>
 			<br />
 
-			<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and (S_DELETE_REASON or (S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE)) -->
+			<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 				<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="1">
 				<!-- IF S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 					<tr>
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 						</td>
 					</tr>
 				<!-- ENDIF -->
-				<!-- IF S_DELETE_REASON -->
 					<tr>
 						<td class="row1" valign="top"><span class="gen"><b>{L_DELETE_REASON}{L_COLON}</b></span><br /><span class="gensmall">{L_DELETE_REASON_EXPLAIN}</span></td>
 						<td class="row1"><input type="text" name="delete_reason" value="" class="inputbox autowidth" maxlength="120" size="45" /></td>
 					</tr>
-				<!-- ENDIF -->
 				</table>
 				<br />
 			<!-- ENDIF -->