diff --git a/admin/systempreferences.pl b/admin/systempreferences.pl
index 816714034d..4561ba6578 100755
--- a/admin/systempreferences.pl
+++ b/admin/systempreferences.pl
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ if ( $op eq 'add_form' ) {
 } elsif ( $op eq 'cud-delete_confirmed' ) {
     output_and_exit_if_error($input, $cookie, $template, { check => 'csrf_token' });
     C4::Context->delete_preference($searchfield);
+    $template->param( delete_confirmed => 1 );
     # END $OP eq DELETE_CONFIRMED
 ################## DEFAULT ##################################
 } else {    # DEFAULT
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/systempreferences.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/systempreferences.tt
index 14efa17638..302c7e0148 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/systempreferences.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/systempreferences.tt
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@
                 <input type="hidden" name="Tvalue" value="[% Tvalue | html %]" />
                 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default approve"><i class="fa fa-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> Yes, delete</button>
             </form>
-            <form class="inline" action="[% script_name | html %]" method="post">
-                [% INCLUDE 'csrf-token.inc' %]
+            <form class="inline" action="[% script_name | html %]" method="get">
                 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default deny"><i class="fa fa-remove" aria-hidden="true"></i> No, do not delete</button>
             </form>
         </div>
@@ -299,8 +298,7 @@
     [% IF ( delete_confirmed ) %]
         <div class="alert alert-info">
             <h1>Data deleted</h1>
-            <form action="[% script_name | html %]" method="post">
-                [% INCLUDE 'csrf-token.inc' %]
+            <form action="[% script_name | html %]" method="get">
                 <button type="submit">Back to system preferences</button>
             </form>
         </div>