diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
index f66c0fdba..ac6d7c6af 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
     $(".aspects li").find(".delete").live("click", function(){
       var aspectElement = $(this).parent("li");
-      aspectElement.fadeOut(300, function(){aspectElement.remove();});
+      if (confirm("are you sure?")){
+        aspectElement.fadeOut(300, function(){aspectElement.remove();});
+      }
     });
     
   - if current_user.getting_started == true
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_2.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_2.html.haml
index eb944cd62..5a498609c 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_2.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_2.html.haml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           #add_request_pane
             = render "requests/new_request", :aspect => aspect, :getting_started => 2
 
-      = link_to "x", aspect_path(aspect), :confirm => "are you sure?", :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete right"
+      = link_to "x", aspect_path(aspect), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete right"
 
 %br
 %br