diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index 7b95e18a59e..cb67011b46f 100644
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -3121,6 +3121,7 @@ function data_extend_settings_navigation(settings_navigation $settings, navigati
  * @return bool
  */
 function data_presets_save($course, $cm, $data, $path) {
+    global $USER;
     $fs = get_file_storage();
     $filerecord = new stdClass;
     $filerecord->contextid = DATA_PRESET_CONTEXT;
@@ -3128,6 +3129,7 @@ function data_presets_save($course, $cm, $data, $path) {
     $filerecord->filearea = DATA_PRESET_FILEAREA;
     $filerecord->itemid = 0;
     $filerecord->filepath = '/'.$path.'/';
+    $filerecord->userid = $USER->id;
 
     $filerecord->filename = 'preset.xml';
     $fs->create_file_from_string($filerecord, data_presets_generate_xml($course, $cm, $data));
diff --git a/mod/data/preset.php b/mod/data/preset.php
index b9dd65bacc9..86cc0668c40 100644
--- a/mod/data/preset.php
+++ b/mod/data/preset.php
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ if (optional_param('sesskey', false, PARAM_BOOL) && confirm_sesskey()) {
                print_error('invalidrequest');
             }
 
-            $presetpath = data_preset_path($course, $userid, $shortname);
-            fulldelete($presetpath);
+            data_delete_site_preset($shortname);
 
             $strdeleted = get_string('deleted', 'data');
             echo $OUTPUT->notification("$shortname $strdeleted", 'notifysuccess');