diff --git a/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php b/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
index 164accee4cc..d7cea13ce5f 100644
--- a/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class qtype_multichoice extends question_type {
 
     public function delete_question($questionid, $contextid) {
         global $DB;
-        $DB->delete_records('qtype_multichoice_options', array('question' => $questionid));
+        $DB->delete_records('qtype_multichoice_options', array('questionid' => $questionid));
 
         parent::delete_question($questionid, $contextid);
     }