diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
index e0c1c5dac3..1f6505c3b9 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ var EgwApp = /** @class */ (function () {
     EgwApp.prototype.push = function (_type, _app, _id, _data) {
         // only handle delete by default, for simple case of uid === "$app::$id"
         if (_type === 'delete') {
-            egw.dataDeleteUID(_app + '::' + _id);
+            egw(window).refresh('', _app, _id, "delete");
         }
     };
     /**
@@ -1636,4 +1636,3 @@ var EgwApp = /** @class */ (function () {
     return EgwApp;
 }());
 exports.EgwApp = EgwApp;
-//# sourceMappingURL=egw_app.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
index 1bac01d2c5..ba806540ac 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export abstract class EgwApp
 		// only handle delete by default, for simple case of uid === "$app::$id"
 		if (_type === 'delete')
 		{
-			egw.dataDeleteUID(_app+'::'+_id);
+			egw(window).refresh('', _app, _id, "delete");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/timesheet/js/app.js b/timesheet/js/app.js
index 57eac75487..bb98b19ad2 100644
--- a/timesheet/js/app.js
+++ b/timesheet/js/app.js
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ var TimesheetApp = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
             this.filter2_change();
         }
     };
+    TimesheetApp.prototype.observer = function (_msg, _app, _id, _type, _msg_type, _links) {
+        switch (_app) {
+            case 'timesheet':
+                switch (_type) {
+                    case 'delete':
+                        egw.dataStoreUID(_app + '::' + _id, null);
+                        break;
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+    };
     /**
      *
      */
@@ -198,4 +209,3 @@ var TimesheetApp = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
     return TimesheetApp;
 }(egw_app_1.EgwApp));
 app.classes.timesheet = TimesheetApp;
-//# sourceMappingURL=app.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/timesheet/js/app.ts b/timesheet/js/app.ts
index 3e9c0b50ed..031f52f005 100644
--- a/timesheet/js/app.ts
+++ b/timesheet/js/app.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ class TimesheetApp extends EgwApp
 		}
 	}
 
+	observer(_msg, _app, _id, _type, _msg_type, _links) {
+
+		switch(_app)
+		{
+			case 'timesheet':
+				switch(_type)
+				{
+					case 'delete':
+						egw.dataStoreUID(_app + '::' + _id, null);
+						break;
+				}
+				break;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 *
 	 */