diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index 94bdbfcf7..064394c29 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -707,8 +707,8 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
 
         if (node && node._def.onremove) {
             // Deprecated: never documented but used by some early nodes
-            console.log("Deprecated API warning: node type ",node.type," has an onremove function - should be oneditremove - please report");
-            node._def.onremove.call(n);
+            console.log("Deprecated API warning: node type ",node.type," has an onremove function - should be oneditdelete - please report");
+            node._def.onremove.call(node);
         }
         return {links:removedLinks,nodes:removedNodes};
     }