diff --git a/Editor/EditorItems.cpp b/Editor/EditorItems.cpp
index f5d39d26..feb8cdb9 100644
--- a/Editor/EditorItems.cpp
+++ b/Editor/EditorItems.cpp
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ void DeleteSelectedItem()
 			SpecifyItemToEdit( &gWorldItems[ gpItemPool->pNext->iItemIndex ].object, gpItemPool->sGridNo );
 		}
 		sGridNo = gpItemPool->sGridNo;
+
 		//remove the item
 		if( gWorldItems[ gpItemPool->iItemIndex ].object.usItem == ACTION_ITEM )
 		{
@@ -1148,8 +1149,13 @@ void DeleteSelectedItem()
 			gpEditingItemPool = NULL;
 		RemoveItemFromPool( sGridNo, gpItemPool->iItemIndex, 0 );
 		gpItemPool = NULL;
+		
 		//determine if there are still any items at this location
-		if( !GetItemPoolFromGround( sGridNo, &gpItemPool ) )
+		if( GetItemPoolFromGround( sGridNo, &gpItemPool ) )
+		{ //reset display for remaining items
+			SpecifyItemToEdit( &gWorldItems[ gpItemPool->iItemIndex ].object, gpItemPool->sGridNo );
+		}
+		else
 		{ //no items left, so remove the node from the list.
 			IPListNode *pIPPrev, *pIPCurr;
 			pIPCurr = pIPHead;
diff --git a/Editor/Item Statistics.cpp b/Editor/Item Statistics.cpp
index 29a52b11..b437fe79 100644
--- a/Editor/Item Statistics.cpp	
+++ b/Editor/Item Statistics.cpp	
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ void ExecuteItemStatsCmd( /*UINT8*/ UINT16  ubAction )
 		case ITEMSTATS_DEFAULT:
 			break;
 		case ITEMSTATS_DELETE:
-			if( gbEditingMode != EDITING_NOTHING )
-				DeleteSelectedItem();
+			DeleteSelectedItem();
 			break;
 		case ITEMSTATS_SHOW:
 			ShowSelectedItem();
diff --git a/Editor/editscreen.cpp b/Editor/editscreen.cpp
index e551ad04..5a7e5ff2 100644
--- a/Editor/editscreen.cpp
+++ b/Editor/editscreen.cpp
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ void HandleKeyboardShortcuts( )
 					break;
 
 				case DEL:
-					if( iCurrentTaskbar == TASK_ITEMS && gbEditingMode != 0 ) //gbEditingMode != EDITING_NOTHING
+					if( iCurrentTaskbar == TASK_ITEMS )
 						DeleteSelectedItem();
 					else if( gsSelectedMercID != -1 )
 					{