diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DeletionDAO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DeletionDAO.java
index e0c2e5085f1ec3615d874683ddbd00035c85c990..1fc4d3366339e4e8c13a0b18319f640b9cf7fd11 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DeletionDAO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DeletionDAO.java
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ final class DeletionDAO extends AbstractGenericEntityDAO<DeletionPE> implements
 
         final HibernateTemplate hibernateTemplate = getHibernateTemplate();
         String query =
-                String.format("UPDATE VERSIONED %s SET deletion = NULL WHERE deletion = ?",
-                        entityKind.getDeletedEntityClass().getSimpleName());
+                String.format("UPDATE %s SET deletion = NULL WHERE deletion = ?", entityKind
+                        .getDeletedEntityClass().getSimpleName());
         int updatedRows = hibernateTemplate.bulkUpdate(query, deletion);
         hibernateTemplate.flush();
         hibernateTemplate.clear();