diff --git a/modules/pref-filters.php b/modules/pref-filters.php
index 5d4b60bc4..168afb820 100644
--- a/modules/pref-filters.php
+++ b/modules/pref-filters.php
@@ -244,10 +244,8 @@
 
 			print "<div class=\"dlgButtons\">";
 
-			$reg_exp = htmlspecialchars($reg_exp, ENT_QUOTES); // second escaping seems to be needed for javascript
-
 			print "<div style=\"float : left\">";
-			print "<button dojoType=\"dijit.form.Button\" onclick='return removeFilter($filter_id, \"$reg_exp\")'>".
+			print "<button dojoType=\"dijit.form.Button\" onclick=\"return dijit.byId('filterEditDlg').removeFilter()\">".
 				__('Remove')."</button>";
 			print "</div>";
 
@@ -316,6 +314,7 @@
 			foreach ($ids as $id) {
 				db_query($link, "DELETE FROM ttrss_filters WHERE id = '$id' AND owner_uid = ". $_SESSION["uid"]);
 			}
+			return;
 		}
 
 		if ($subop == "add") {
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index bb8286d05..d82761609 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -265,6 +265,28 @@ function editFilter(id, event) {
 			id: "filterEditDlg",
 			title: __("Edit Filter"),
 			style: "width: 600px",
+			removeFilter: function() {
+				var title = this.attr('value').reg_exp;
+				var msg = __("Remove filter %s?").replace("%s", title);
+		
+				if (confirm(msg)) {
+					this.hide();
+
+					notify_progress("Removing filter...");
+		
+					var id = this.attr('value').id;
+
+					var query = "?op=pref-filters&subop=remove&ids="+
+						param_escape(id);
+
+					new Ajax.Request("backend.php",	{
+						parameters: query,
+						onComplete: function(transport) {
+							updateFilterList();
+						} });
+				}
+			},
+
 			execute: function() {
 				if (this.validate()) {
 
@@ -1437,39 +1459,6 @@ function rescore_all_feeds() {
 	}
 }
 
-function removeFilter(id, title) {
-
-	try {
-
-		var msg = __("Remove filter %s?").replace("%s", title);
-	
-		var ok = confirm(msg);
-	
-		if (ok) {
-
-			if (dijit.byId("filterEditDlg"))
-				dijit.byId("filterEditDlg").hide();
-
-			notify_progress("Removing filter...");
-		
-			var query = "?op=pref-filters&subop=remove&ids="+
-				param_escape(id);
-
-			new Ajax.Request("backend.php",	{
-				parameters: query,
-				onComplete: function(transport) {
-						filterlist_callback2(transport);
-			} });
-
-		}
-
-	} catch (e) {
-		exception_error("removeFilter", e);
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 function labelColorReset() {
 	try {
 		var labels = getSelectedLabels();