diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/CommonClientService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/CommonClientService.java
index 358fdcd5bc76cc865e0a0246e6b9fbd67e090a25..4627c6a13151859beb7b9f69aca375830c9794fc 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/CommonClientService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/server/CommonClientService.java
@@ -1571,8 +1571,8 @@ public final class CommonClientService extends AbstractClientService implements
         try
         {
             final String sessionToken = getSessionToken();
-            List<TechId> experimentIds = extractTechIds(criteria);
-            commonServer.deleteSamples(sessionToken, experimentIds, reason);
+            List<TechId> sampleIds = extractTechIds(criteria);
+            commonServer.deleteSamples(sessionToken, sampleIds, reason);
         } catch (final UserFailureException e)
         {
             throw UserFailureExceptionTranslator.translate(e);