diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index c765556..189220d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -228,18 +228,15 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to(url_for(:controller => 'admin', :action => 'projects', :status => params[:status]))
   end
 
+  verify :method => :delete, :only => :destroy, :render => {:nothing => true, :status => :method_not_allowed }
   # Delete @project
   def destroy
     @project_to_destroy = @project
-    if request.get?
-      # display confirmation view
-    else
-      if api_request? || params[:confirm]
-        @project_to_destroy.destroy
-        respond_to do |format|
-          format.html { redirect_to :controller => 'admin', :action => 'projects' }
-          format.api  { head :ok }
-        end
+    if api_request? || params[:confirm]
+      @project_to_destroy.destroy
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.html { redirect_to :controller => 'admin', :action => 'projects' }
+        format.api  { head :ok }
       end
     end
     # hide project in layout
diff --git a/app/views/admin/projects.html.erb b/app/views/admin/projects.html.erb
index 154f82b..33d1d88 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/projects.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/projects.html.erb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <%= link_to(l(:button_archive), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'archive', :id => project, :status => params[:status] }, :confirm => l(:text_are_you_sure), :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-lock') if project.active? %>
     <%= link_to(l(:button_unarchive), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'unarchive', :id => project, :status => params[:status] }, :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-unlock') if !project.active? && (project.parent.nil? || project.parent.active?) %>
     <%= link_to(l(:button_copy), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'copy', :id => project }, :class => 'icon icon-copy') %>
-    <%= link_to(l(:button_delete), project_destroy_confirm_path(project), :class => 'icon icon-del') %>
+    <%= link_to(l(:button_delete), project_path(project), :method => :delete, :class => 'icon icon-del') %>
   </td>
   </tr>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 97d2f04..22259aa 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
 
   end
 
-  # Destroy uses a get request to prompt the user before the actual DELETE request
-  map.project_destroy_confirm 'projects/:id/destroy', :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :conditions => {:method => :get}
-
   # TODO: port to be part of the resources route(s)
   map.with_options :controller => 'projects' do |project_mapper|
     project_mapper.with_options :conditions => {:method => :get} do |project_views|
diff --git a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
index 86f419f..c882a31 100644
--- a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
@@ -410,17 +410,17 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_response :method_not_allowed
   end
 
-  def test_get_destroy
+  def test_destroy_without_confirmation
     @request.session[:user_id] = 1 # admin
-    get :destroy, :id => 1
+    delete :destroy, :id => 1
     assert_response :success
     assert_template 'destroy'
     assert_not_nil Project.find_by_id(1)
   end
 
-  def test_post_destroy
+  def test_destroy
     @request.session[:user_id] = 1 # admin
-    post :destroy, :id => 1, :confirm => 1
+    delete :destroy, :id => 1, :confirm => 1
     assert_redirected_to '/admin/projects'
     assert_nil Project.find_by_id(1)
   end