diff --git a/modules/node/cms_node_api.e b/modules/node/cms_node_api.e
index ab2f96a..5942337 100644
--- a/modules/node/cms_node_api.e
+++ b/modules/node/cms_node_api.e
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ feature -- Change: Node
 
 	delete_node (a_node: CMS_NODE)
 			-- Delete `a_node'.
+			--! remove the node from the storage.
 		do
 			reset_error
 			if a_node.has_id then
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ feature -- Change: Node
 
 	trash_node (a_node: CMS_NODE)
 			-- Trash node `a_node'.
-			--! remove the node from the storage.
+			-- Soft delete
 		do
 			reset_error
 			node_storage.trash_node (a_node)
diff --git a/modules/node/handler/cms_node_type_webform_manager.e b/modules/node/handler/cms_node_type_webform_manager.e
index dac05b6..43209db 100644
--- a/modules/node/handler/cms_node_type_webform_manager.e
+++ b/modules/node/handler/cms_node_type_webform_manager.e
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ feature -- Output
 
 
 				if a_node.status = {CMS_NODE_API}.trashed then
-					create lnk.make ("Trash", node_api.node_path (a_node) + "/trash")
+					create lnk.make ("Delete", node_api.node_path (a_node) + "/delete")
 					lnk.set_weight (2)
 					a_response.add_to_primary_tabs (lnk)
 				elseif a_node.has_id then
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ feature -- Output
 					end
 
 					if
-						node_api.has_permission_for_action_on_node ("delete", a_node, l_user)
+						node_api.has_permission_for_action_on_node ("trash", a_node, l_user)
 					then
-						create lnk.make ("Delete", node_api.node_path (a_node) + "/delete")
+						create lnk.make ("Trash", node_api.node_path (a_node) + "/trash")
 						lnk.set_weight (3)
 						a_response.add_to_primary_tabs (lnk)
 					end
diff --git a/modules/node/handler/node_handler.e b/modules/node/handler/node_handler.e
index 03d61b2..ac3762a 100644
--- a/modules/node/handler/node_handler.e
+++ b/modules/node/handler/node_handler.e
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ feature -- HTTP Methods
 			send_not_implemented ("REST API not yet implemented", req, res)
 		end
 
-	do_delete (req: WSF_REQUEST; res: WSF_RESPONSE)
-			-- <Precursor>
+	do_trash (req: WSF_REQUEST; res: WSF_RESPONSE)
+			-- Trash a node, soft delete.
 		do
 			if attached current_user (req) as l_user then
 				if attached {WSF_STRING} req.path_parameter ("id") as l_id then
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ feature -- HTTP Methods
 						l_id.is_integer and then
 						attached node_api.node (l_id.integer_value) as l_node
 					then
-						if node_api.has_permission_for_action_on_node ("delete", l_node, current_user (req)) then
-							node_api.delete_node (l_node)
+						if node_api.has_permission_for_action_on_node ("trash", l_node, current_user (req)) then
+							node_api.trash_node (l_node)
 							res.send (create {CMS_REDIRECTION_RESPONSE_MESSAGE}.make (req.absolute_script_url ("")))
 						else
 							send_access_denied (req, res)
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ feature -- HTTP Methods
 
 feature {NONE} -- Trash:Restore
 
-	do_trash (req: WSF_REQUEST; res: WSF_RESPONSE)
-			-- Trash a node from the database.
+	do_delete (req: WSF_REQUEST; res: WSF_RESPONSE)
+			-- Delete a node from the database.
 		do
 			if attached current_user (req) as l_user then
 				if attached {WSF_STRING} req.path_parameter ("id") as l_id then
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ feature {NONE} -- Trash:Restore
 						l_id.is_integer and then
 						attached node_api.node (l_id.integer_value) as l_node
 					then
-						if node_api.has_permission_for_action_on_node ("trash", l_node, current_user (req)) then
-							node_api.trash_node (l_node)
+						if node_api.has_permission_for_action_on_node ("delete", l_node, current_user (req)) then
+							node_api.delete_node (l_node)
 							res.send (create {CMS_REDIRECTION_RESPONSE_MESSAGE}.make (req.absolute_script_url ("")))
 						else
 							send_access_denied (req, res)
diff --git a/modules/node/persistence/cms_node_storage_sql.e b/modules/node/persistence/cms_node_storage_sql.e
index ee4d821..f159e7c 100644
--- a/modules/node/persistence/cms_node_storage_sql.e
+++ b/modules/node/persistence/cms_node_storage_sql.e
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ feature -- Change: Node
 			store_node (a_node)
 		end
 
-	delete_node_by_id (a_id: INTEGER_64)
+	trash_node_by_id (a_id: INTEGER_64)
 			-- Remove node by id `a_id'.
 		local
 			l_parameters: STRING_TABLE [ANY]
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ feature -- Change: Node
 			l_parameters.put (create {DATE_TIME}.make_now_utc, "changed")
 			l_parameters.put ({CMS_NODE_API}.trashed, "status")
 			l_parameters.put (a_id, "nid")
-			sql_change (sql_delete_node, l_parameters)
+			sql_change (sql_trash_node, l_parameters)
 		end
 
-	trash_node_by_id (a_id: INTEGER_64)
+	 delete_node_by_id (a_id: INTEGER_64)
 			-- <Precursor>
 		local
 			l_parameters: STRING_TABLE [ANY]
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ feature -- Change: Node
 			error_handler.reset
 			create l_parameters.make (1)
 			l_parameters.put (a_id, "nid")
-			sql_change (sql_trash_node, l_parameters)
+			sql_change (sql_delete_node, l_parameters)
 		end
 
 	restore_node_by_id (a_id: INTEGER_64)
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ feature {NONE} -- Queries
 	sql_update_node : STRING = "UPDATE nodes SET revision=:revision, type=:type, title=:title, summary=:summary, content=:content, format=:format, publish=:publish, changed=:changed, status=:status, author=:author WHERE nid=:nid;"
 			-- SQL update node.
 
-	sql_delete_node: STRING = "UPDATE nodes SET changed=:changed, status =:status WHERE nid=:nid"
+	sql_trash_node: STRING = "UPDATE nodes SET changed=:changed, status =:status WHERE nid=:nid"
 			-- Soft deletion with free metadata.
 
-	sql_trash_node: STRING = "DELETE FROM nodes WHERE nid=:nid"
+	sql_delete_node: STRING = "DELETE FROM nodes WHERE nid=:nid"
 			-- Physical deletion with free metadata.		
 
 	sql_restore_node: STRING = "UPDATE nodes SET changed=:changed, status =:status WHERE nid=:nid"