diff --git a/src/EventEdition/EventDialog.vala b/src/EventEdition/EventDialog.vala
index 2e78a3303..0bef6a9f6 100644
--- a/src/EventEdition/EventDialog.vala
+++ b/src/EventEdition/EventDialog.vala
@@ -224,10 +224,8 @@ public class EventDialog : Granite.Dialog {
 
             delete_dialog.response.connect ((response) => {
                 if (response == Gtk.ResponseType.YES) {
-                    destroy ();
+                    close ();
                 }
-
-                delete_dialog.destroy ();
             });
 
             delete_dialog.present ();
diff --git a/src/Widgets/DeleteDialog.vala b/src/Widgets/DeleteDialog.vala
index 5b259c7b6..f6610fe7e 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/DeleteDialog.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/DeleteDialog.vala
@@ -2,19 +2,28 @@ class Calendar.DeleteEventDialog : Granite.MessageDialog {
     public E.Source? source { get; construct; }
     public ECal.Component ecal_event { get; construct; }
     public ECal.ObjModType mod_type_prop { get; construct; }
-    public string delete_button_text {get; construct; }
 
     public DeleteEventDialog (E.Source? source, ECal.Component ecal_event, ECal.ObjModType mod_type_prop) {
-        string title, description, delete_text;
+        Object (
+            source: source,
+            ecal_event: ecal_event,
+            mod_type_prop: mod_type_prop,
+            image_icon: new ThemedIcon ("dialog-warning"),
+            buttons: Gtk.ButtonsType.CANCEL
+        );
+    }
+
+    construct {
+        string delete_text;
         var summary = ecal_event.get_summary ();
         if (ecal_event.has_recurrences ()) {
             if (mod_type_prop == ECal.ObjModType.THIS) {
                 if (summary == null) {
-                    title = _("Delete this occurrence of event?");
+                    primary_text = _("Delete this occurrence of event?");
                 } else {
-                    title = _("Delete this occurrence of event “%s”?").printf (((!)summary).get_value ()); // Should question mark be in or out of quotes?
+                    primary_text = _("Delete this occurrence of event “%s”?").printf (((!)summary).get_value ());
                 }
-                description = _("This occurrence will be permanently deleted, but all other occurrences will remain unchanged.");
+                secondary_text = _("This occurrence will be permanently deleted, but all other occurrences will remain unchanged.");
                 delete_text = _("Delete Occurrence");
             } else {
                 if (mod_type_prop != ECal.ObjModType.ALL) {
@@ -22,47 +31,33 @@ class Calendar.DeleteEventDialog : Granite.MessageDialog {
                 }
 
                 if (summary == null) {
-                    title = _("Delete event?");
+                    primary_text = _("Delete event?");
                 } else {
-                    title = _("Delete event “%s”?").printf (((!)summary).get_value ()); // Should question mark be in or out of quotes?
+                    primary_text = _("Delete event “%s”?").printf (((!)summary).get_value ()); // Should question mark be in or out of quotes?
                 }
-                description = _("This event and all its occurrences will be permanently deleted.");
+                secondary_text = _("This event and all its occurrences will be permanently deleted.");
                 delete_text = _("Delete Event");
             }
         } else {
             if (summary == null) {
-                title = _("Delete event?");
+                primary_text = _("Delete event?");
             } else {
-                title = _("Delete event “%s”?").printf (((!)summary).get_value ()); // Should question mark be in or out of quotes?
+                primary_text = _("Delete event “%s”?").printf (((!)summary).get_value ()); // Should question mark be in or out of quotes?
             }
-            description = _("This event will be permanently deleted.");
+            secondary_text = _("This event will be permanently deleted.");
             delete_text = _("Delete Event");
         }
 
-        Object (
-            source: source,
-            ecal_event: ecal_event,
-            mod_type_prop: mod_type_prop,
-            primary_text: title,
-            secondary_text: description,
-            image_icon: new ThemedIcon ("dialog-warning"),
-            buttons: Gtk.ButtonsType.CANCEL,
-            delete_button_text: delete_text
-        );
-    }
-
-    construct {
-        unowned var trash_button = add_button (delete_button_text, Gtk.ResponseType.YES);
+        unowned var trash_button = add_button (delete_text, Gtk.ResponseType.YES);
         trash_button.get_style_context ().add_class (Gtk.STYLE_CLASS_DESTRUCTIVE_ACTION);
-    }
 
-    public Gtk.ResponseType run_dialog () {
-        var response = (Gtk.ResponseType) this.run ();
-        if (response == Gtk.ResponseType.YES) {
-            var calmodel = Calendar.EventStore.get_default ();
-            calmodel.remove_event (source, ecal_event, mod_type_prop);
-        }
-        this.destroy ();
-        return response;
+        response.connect ((response) => {
+            if (response == Gtk.ResponseType.YES) {
+                var calmodel = Calendar.EventStore.get_default ();
+                calmodel.remove_event (source, ecal_event, mod_type_prop);
+            }
+
+            close ();
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/EventMenu.vala b/src/Widgets/EventMenu.vala
index df2fb4753..633f24306 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/EventMenu.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/EventMenu.vala
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Maya.EventMenu {
         var delete_dialog = new Calendar.DeleteEventDialog (source, comp, ECal.ObjModType.ALL) {
             transient_for = application.active_window
         };
-        delete_dialog.run_dialog ();
+        delete_dialog.present ();
     }
 
     private static void add_exception (ECal.Component comp) {
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ namespace Maya.EventMenu {
         var delete_dialog = new Calendar.DeleteEventDialog (source, comp, ECal.ObjModType.THIS) {
             transient_for = application.active_window
         };
-        delete_dialog.run_dialog ();
+        delete_dialog.present ();
     }
 }