diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
index 9f5a8610..56288f7d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var CodeOceanEditor = {
 
     confirmDestroy: function (event) {
         event.preventDefault();
-        if (confirm($(event.target).data('message-confirm'))) {
+        if (confirm(I18n.t('shared.confirm_destroy'))) {
             this.destroyFile();
         }
     },
diff --git a/app/views/exercises/_editor_file_tree.html.slim b/app/views/exercises/_editor_file_tree.html.slim
index 34fc202b..402acf27 100644
--- a/app/views/exercises/_editor_file_tree.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/exercises/_editor_file_tree.html.slim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ div.d-grid.enforce-bottom-margin id='sidebar-uncollapsed' class=(@exercise.hide_
             div
               - if @exercise.allow_file_creation
                 = render('editor_button', classes: 'btn-default btn-sm', data: {:'data-bs-toggle' => 'tooltip', :'data-cause' => 'file'}, icon: 'fa-solid fa-plus', id: 'create-file', label: '', title: t('exercises.editor.create_file'))
-                = render('editor_button', classes: 'btn-default btn-sm', data: {:'data-bs-toggle' => 'tooltip', :'data-cause' => 'file', :'data-message-confirm' => t('shared.confirm_destroy') }, icon: 'fa-regular fa-trash-can', id: 'destroy-file', label: '', title: t('exercises.editor.destroy_file'))
+                = render('editor_button', classes: 'btn-default btn-sm', data: {:'data-bs-toggle' => 'tooltip', :'data-cause' => 'file' }, icon: 'fa-regular fa-trash-can', id: 'destroy-file', label: '', title: t('exercises.editor.destroy_file'))
               - unless @embed_options[:disable_download]
                 = render('editor_button', classes: 'btn-default btn-sm', data: {:'data-bs-toggle' => 'tooltip'}, icon: 'fa-solid fa-arrow-down', id: 'download', label:'', title: t('exercises.editor.download'))
               = render('editor_button', classes: 'btn-default btn-sm', data: {:'data-bs-toggle' => 'tooltip', :'data-message-confirm' => t('exercises.editor.confirm_start_over'), :'data-url' => reload_exercise_path(@exercise)}, icon: 'fa-solid fa-clock-rotate-left', id: 'start-over', label: '', title: t('exercises.editor.start_over'))