diff --git a/nw/gui/projtree.py b/nw/gui/projtree.py
index eff1ae7c..e1cd00eb 100644
--- a/nw/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/projtree.py
@@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
         for tHandle in self.getTreeFromHandle(trashHandle):
             if tHandle == trashHandle:
                 continue
-            self.deleteItem(tHandle, alreadyAsked=True)
+            self.deleteItem(tHandle, alreadyAsked=True, bulkAction=True)
 
         if nTrash > 0:
             self._setTreeChanged(True)
 
         return True
 
-    def deleteItem(self, tHandle=None, alreadyAsked=False, askForTrash=False):
+    def deleteItem(self, tHandle=None, alreadyAsked=False, bulkAction=False):
         """Delete an item from the project tree. As a first step, files are
         moved to the Trash folder. Permanent deletion is a second step. This
         second step also deletes the item from the project object as well as
@@ -469,24 +469,27 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
             logger.error("No project open")
             return False
 
-        if not self.hasFocus():
+        if not self.hasFocus() and not bulkAction:
+            logger.info("Delete action blocked due to no widget focus")
             return False
 
         if tHandle is None:
             tHandle = self.getSelectedHandle()
 
         if tHandle is None:
+            logger.error("There is no item to delete")
             return False
 
         trItemS = self._getTreeItem(tHandle)
         nwItemS = self.theProject.projTree[tHandle]
 
         if trItemS is None or nwItemS is None:
+            logger.error("Could not find tree item for deletion")
             return False
 
         wCount = int(trItemS.data(self.C_COUNT, Qt.UserRole))
         if nwItemS.itemType == nwItemType.FILE:
-            logger.debug("User requested file %s moved to trash" % tHandle)
+            logger.debug("User requested file %s deleted" % tHandle)
             trItemP = trItemS.parent()
             trItemT = self._addTrashRoot()
             if trItemP is None or trItemT is None:
@@ -526,20 +529,15 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
             else:
                 # The file is not already in the trash folder, so we
                 # move it there.
-                doTrash = False
-                if askForTrash:
-                    msgYes = self.askQuestion(
-                        "Delete File", "Move file '%s' to Trash?" % nwItemS.itemName
-                    )
-                    if msgYes:
-                        doTrash = True
-                else:
-                    doTrash = True
-
-                if doTrash:
+                msgYes = self.askQuestion(
+                    "Delete File", "Move file '%s' to Trash?" % nwItemS.itemName
+                )
+                if msgYes:
                     if pHandle is None:
                         logger.warning("File has no parent item")
 
+                    logger.debug("Moving file %s to trash" % tHandle)
+
                     self.propagateCount(tHandle, 0)
                     tIndex  = trItemP.indexOfChild(trItemS)
                     trItemC = trItemP.takeChild(tIndex)
@@ -1205,7 +1203,7 @@ class GuiProjectTreeMenu(QMenu):
         """Forward the delete item call to the project tree.
         """
         if self.theItem is not None:
-            self.theTree.deleteItem(askForTrash=True)
+            self.theTree.deleteItem()
         return
 
     def _doEmptyTrash(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projtree.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projtree.py
index b0fdaa89..07fbc312 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projtree.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projtree.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def testGuiProjTree_TreeItems(qtbot, caplog, monkeypatch, nwGUI, nwMinimal):
     monkeypatch.setattr(QMessageBox, "warning", lambda *args: QMessageBox.Yes)
     monkeypatch.setattr(QMessageBox, "information", lambda *args: QMessageBox.Yes)
     monkeypatch.setattr(GuiMain, "editItem", lambda *args: None)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(GuiProjectTree, "hasFocus", lambda *args: True)
 
     nwGUI.theProject.projTree.setSeed(42)
     nwTree = nwGUI.treeView