diff --git a/blog/external_blogs.php b/blog/external_blogs.php
index 1c6f62afc2f..988a0466059 100644
--- a/blog/external_blogs.php
+++ b/blog/external_blogs.php
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ if (!empty($blogs)) {
         $editurl = new moodle_url('/blog/external_blog_edit.php', array('id' => $blog->id));
         $editicon = $OUTPUT->action_icon($editurl, new pix_icon('t/edit', get_string('editexternalblog', 'blog')));
 
-        $deletelink = new moodle_url('/blog/external_blog_edit.php', array('id' => $blog->id, 'sesskey'=>sesskey()));
-        $action = new confirm_action(get_string('externalblogdeleteconfirm', 'blog'));
-        $deleteicon = $OUTPUT->action_icon($deletelink, new pix_icon('t/delete', get_string('deleteexternalblog', 'blog')), $action);
+        $deletelink = new moodle_url('/blog/external_blogs.php', array('delete' => $blog->id, 'sesskey'=>sesskey()));
+        $deleteicon = $OUTPUT->action_icon($deletelink, new pix_icon('t/delete', get_string('deleteexternalblog', 'blog')));
 
-        $table->data[] = new html_table_row(array($blog->name, $blog->url, userdate($blog->timefetched), $validicon, $editicon . $deleteicon));
+        $table->data[] = new html_table_row(array($blog->name, $blog->url, userdate($blog->timefetched), $validicon, $editicon . '&nbsp'. $deleteicon));
     }
     echo html_writer::table($table);
 }