diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
index 6c701f2bcb..1af2cb13a4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML, {
             alert(OpenLayers.i18n("noFID")); 
             return false; 
         }
-        var deleteNode = this.createElementNS(this.featureNS, 'wfs:Delete');
+        var deleteNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Delete');
         deleteNode.setAttribute("typeName", this.layerName);
 
         var filterNode = this.createElementNS(this.ogcns, 'ogc:Filter');