diff --git a/js/models/AppState.js b/js/models/AppState.js
index f044525c68f8927d09bb79aece1e9b06fa567431..5432368f77a77fac471b87ec1a269919d0f03dd7 100644
--- a/js/models/AppState.js
+++ b/js/models/AppState.js
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ AppState = Backbone.Model.extend({
                 this.set("shift", state);
                 break;
             case 68://d delete mode
-                if (this.get("cellMode") == "cell") this.set("deleteMode", state);//only for cell mode
-                else this.set("deleteMode", false);
+                this.set("deleteMode", state);
                 break;
             case 69://e
 //                if (currentTab != "sketch") return;