diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/deletion/DeletionGrid.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/deletion/DeletionGrid.java
index 50c41e25bb968790ca6b9c91d5b1e545b6937e20..dfe2b2256486935b3ebc2c812d46bcdabfb63c7a 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/deletion/DeletionGrid.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/deletion/DeletionGrid.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.event.ButtonEvent;
-import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.event.SelectionListener;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.Dialog;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.button.Button;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
@@ -95,19 +93,6 @@ public class DeletionGrid extends TypedTableGrid<Deletion>
                             });
         addButton(revertButton);
 
-        Button emptyTrashButton =
-                new Button(viewContext.getMessage(Dict.BUTTON_EMPTY_TRASH),
-                        new SelectionListener<ButtonEvent>()
-                            {
-                                @Override
-                                public void componentSelected(ButtonEvent ce)
-                                {
-                                    new EmptyTrashConfirmationDialog(viewContext, false,
-                                            createRefreshCallback(asActionInvoker())).show();
-                                }
-                            });
-        addButton(emptyTrashButton);
-
         EmptyTrashButtonMenu emptyTrashButtonMenu =
                 new EmptyTrashButtonMenu(viewContext, createRefreshCallback(asActionInvoker()));
         addButton(emptyTrashButtonMenu);