diff --git a/comment/comment.js b/comment/comment.js
index dfb7e8f3063..6e30eed05b5 100644
--- a/comment/comment.js
+++ b/comment/comment.js
@@ -332,14 +332,15 @@ M.core_comment = {
                             }
                         }, '13,32');
                         // 13 and 32 are the keycodes for space and enter.
+
+                        require(['core/templates', 'core/notification'], function(Templates, Notification) {
+                            var title = node.getAttribute('title');
+                            Templates.renderPix('t/delete', 'core', title).then(function(html) {
+                                node.set('innerHTML', html);
+                            }).catch(Notification.exception);
+                        });
                     }
                 );
-
-                require(['core/templates', 'core/notification'], function(Templates, Notification) {
-                    Templates.renderPix('t/delete', 'core', M.util.get_string('deletecomment', 'moodle')).then(function(html) {
-                        Y.all('div.comment-delete a').set('innerHTML', html);
-                    }).catch(Notification.exception);
-                });
             },
             register_pagination: function() {
                 var scope = this;
diff --git a/comment/lib.php b/comment/lib.php
index 5033e2c7916..16fa9b6d38f 100644
--- a/comment/lib.php
+++ b/comment/lib.php
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ class comment {
                 'comments',
                 'commentscount',
                 'commentsrequirelogin',
-                'deletecommentbyon',
-                'deletecomment',
+                'deletecommentbyon'
             ),
             'moodle'
         );
@@ -916,8 +915,11 @@ class comment {
         $replacements = array();
 
         if (!empty($cmt->delete) && empty($nonjs)) {
+            $strdelete = get_string('deletecommentbyon', 'moodle', (object)['user' => $cmt->fullname, 'time' => $cmt->time]);
             $deletelink  = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class'=>'comment-delete'));
-            $deletelink .= html_writer::start_tag('a', array('href' => '#', 'id' => 'comment-delete-'.$this->cid.'-'.$cmt->id));
+            $deletelink .= html_writer::start_tag('a', array('href' => '#', 'id' => 'comment-delete-'.$this->cid.'-'.$cmt->id,
+                                                             'title' => $strdelete));
+
             $deletelink .= $OUTPUT->pix_icon('t/delete', get_string('delete'));
             $deletelink .= html_writer::end_tag('a');
             $deletelink .= html_writer::end_tag('div');