diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/app_base.js b/api/js/jsapi/app_base.js
index f5ff1b1302..a7a3f3af65 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/app_base.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/app_base.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ var AppJS = (function(){ "use strict"; return Class.extend(
 		// only handle delete by default, for simple case of uid === "$app::$id"
 		if (pushData.type === 'delete')
 		{
-			egw.dataStoreUID(this.uid(pushData), null);
+			egw.refresh('', pushData.app, pushData.id, 'delete');
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
index 978109f36e..76084d9b04 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var EgwApp = /** @class */ (function () {
             return;
         // only handle delete by default, for simple case of uid === "$app::$id"
         if (pushData.type === 'delete') {
-            egw.dataStoreUID(this.uid(pushData), null);
+            egw.refresh('', pushData.app, pushData.id, 'delete');
         }
     };
     /**
diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
index 31975bdf17..e8de5e7d07 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export abstract class EgwApp
 		// only handle delete by default, for simple case of uid === "$app::$id"
 		if (pushData.type === 'delete')
 		{
-			egw.dataStoreUID(this.uid(pushData), null);
+			egw.refresh('', pushData.app, pushData.id, 'delete');
 		}
 	}