diff --git a/admin/cities.pl b/admin/cities.pl
index 3e33a717c6..58e33aed17 100755
--- a/admin/cities.pl
+++ b/admin/cities.pl
@@ -86,15 +86,10 @@ if ($op eq 'add_form') {
 # called by default form, used to confirm deletion of data in DB
 } elsif ($op eq 'delete_confirm') {
 	$template->param(delete_confirm => 1);
-	my $sth=$dbh->prepare("select count(*) as total from borrowers,cities where borrowers.city=cities.city_name and cityid=?");
-    # FIXME: this check used to pretend there was a FK "select_city" in borrowers.
+	my $sth=$dbh->prepare("select cityid,city_name,city_zipcode from cities where  cityid=?");
 	$sth->execute($cityid);
-	my $total = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;
-	my $sth2=$dbh->prepare("select cityid,city_name,city_zipcode from cities where  cityid=?");
-	$sth2->execute($cityid);
-	my $data=$sth2->fetchrow_hashref;
+	my $data=$sth->fetchrow_hashref;
     $template->param(
-        total        => $total->{'total'},
         city_name    =>	$data->{'city_name'},
         city_zipcode => $data->{'city_zipcode'},
     );
diff --git a/admin/roadtype.pl b/admin/roadtype.pl
index 544d48850b..a75659437f 100755
--- a/admin/roadtype.pl
+++ b/admin/roadtype.pl
@@ -98,18 +98,10 @@ if ($op eq 'add_form') {
 } elsif ($op eq 'delete_confirm') {
 	$template->param(delete_confirm => 1);
 	my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
-	my $sth=$dbh->prepare("select count(*) as total from borrowers,roadtype where borrowers.streettype=roadtype.road_type and roadtypeid=?");
-	$sth->execute($roadtypeid);
-	my $total = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;
-	$sth->finish;
-	$template->param(total => $total->{'total'});	
 	my $sth2=$dbh->prepare("select roadtypeid,road_type from roadtype where  roadtypeid=?");
 	$sth2->execute($roadtypeid);
 	my $data=$sth2->fetchrow_hashref;
 	$sth2->finish;
-	if ($total->{'total'} >0) {
-		$template->param(totalgtzero => 1);
-	}
 
         $template->param(	
 				road_type       =>	( $data->{'road_type'}),
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/cities.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/cities.tmpl
index 62055da444..203d19b7dc 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/cities.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/cities.tmpl
@@ -69,14 +69,8 @@
 
 <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="delete_confirm" -->
-    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="total" -->
-    <div class="dialog message">
-    <h3>Cannot Delete City "<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="city_name" -->"</h3>
-    <p>This record is used <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="total" --> times. Impossible to delete it</p>
-    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
     <div class="dialog alert">
     <h3>Delete City "<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="city_name" -->?"</h3>
-    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
     <table>
         <tr><th>City id</th>
             <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="cityid" --></td>
@@ -89,16 +83,12 @@
         </tr>
     </table>
     <form action="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="script_name" -->" method="post">
-    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="total" -->
-        <input type="submit" class="approv" value="OK" />
-    <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
         <input type="hidden" name="op" value="delete_confirmed" />
         <input type="hidden" name="cityid" value="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="cityid" -->" />
         <input type="submit" class="approve" value="Yes, Delete" />
     </form>
     <form action="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="script_name" -->" method="get">
         <input type="submit" class="deny" value="No, do not Delete" />
-    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
     </form>
 </div>
 <!-- /TMPL_IF -->