diff --git a/ill/ill-requests.pl b/ill/ill-requests.pl
index 83ec825859..5d5169109d 100755
--- a/ill/ill-requests.pl
+++ b/ill/ill-requests.pl
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Koha::Illrequest->check_url_param_deprecation($params);
 my $op = $params->{op} // $params->{method} // 'illlist';
 $op = 'cud-create' if $op eq 'create';
 $op = 'cud-cancel' if $op eq 'cancel';
+$op = 'cud-delete' if $op eq 'delete';
 
 my ( $template, $patronnumber, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user( {
     template_name => 'ill/ill-requests.tt',
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ if ( $backends_available ) {
         # Currently still needs to be implemented.
         redirect_to_list();
 
-    } elsif ( $op eq 'cud-delete_confirm') {
+    } elsif ( $op eq 'delete_confirm') {
         my $request = Koha::Illrequests->find($params->{illrequest_id});
 
         $template->param(
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
index a98d9f28bd..3ca21e76d0 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/ill/ill-requests.tt
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
                         <h3>Are you sure you wish to delete this request?</h3>
                         <form action="/cgi-bin/koha/ill/ill-requests.pl" method="post">
                             [% INCLUDE 'csrf-token.inc' %]
-                            <input type="hidden" name="op" value="delete" />
+                            <input type="hidden" name="op" value="cud-delete" />
                             <input type="hidden" name="confirmed" value="1" />
                             <input type="hidden" name="illrequest_id" value="[% request.id | html %]" />
                             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default approve"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-check"></i> Yes, delete</button>