diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/webservices/legacyAjaxCalls.asmx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/webservices/legacyAjaxCalls.asmx.cs
index cd4664f9a3..22647e82c5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/webservices/legacyAjaxCalls.asmx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/webservices/legacyAjaxCalls.asmx.cs
@@ -68,20 +68,23 @@ namespace umbraco.presentation.webservices
         public void Delete(string nodeId, string alias, string nodeType)
         {
             AuthorizeRequest(true);
+            
+            //U4-2686 - alias is html encoded, make sure to decode 
+            alias = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(alias);
 
             //check which parameters to pass depending on the types passed in
             int intNodeID;
             if (nodeType == "memberGroup")
             {
-                presentation.create.dialogHandler_temp.Delete(nodeType, 0, alias);
+                create.dialogHandler_temp.Delete(nodeType, 0, alias);
             }
             else if (int.TryParse(nodeId, out intNodeID) && nodeType != "member") // Fix for #26965 - numeric member login gets parsed as nodeId
             {
-                presentation.create.dialogHandler_temp.Delete(nodeType, intNodeID, alias);
+                create.dialogHandler_temp.Delete(nodeType, intNodeID, alias);
             }
             else
             {
-                presentation.create.dialogHandler_temp.Delete(nodeType, 0, nodeId);
+                create.dialogHandler_temp.Delete(nodeType, 0, nodeId);
             }
         }