diff --git a/src/lib/editor/editor.component.html b/src/lib/editor/editor.component.html
index 8c0f5ce..bb8d39f 100644
--- a/src/lib/editor/editor.component.html
+++ b/src/lib/editor/editor.component.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       [resizerRight]="'#paper-container'">
     </div>
 
-      <flo-editor-paper tabindex="0" (onDelete)="editorContext.deleteSelectedNode()"
+      <flo-editor-paper tabindex="0" (onDelete)="deleteSelected()"
                         (onProperties)="onPropertiesHandle()">
         <div id="paper" class="paper" tabindex="0" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; display: block; height:100%; width:100%; overflow:auto;"></div>
         <ng-content select="[canvas]"></ng-content>
diff --git a/src/lib/editor/editor.component.ts b/src/lib/editor/editor.component.ts
index eadc1ce..c268f28 100644
--- a/src/lib/editor/editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/lib/editor/editor.component.ts
@@ -288,13 +288,11 @@ export class EditorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       }
 
       deleteSelectedNode(): void {
-        if (self.selection) {
-          self.graph.trigger('startDeletion', self.selection.model);
-        }
+        self.deleteSelected();
       }
 
       delete(cell: dia.Cell) {
-        self.graph.trigger('startDeletion', cell);
+        self.delete(cell);
       }
 
       get textToGraphConversionObservable(): Observable<void> {
@@ -346,16 +344,16 @@ export class EditorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this._disposables.dispose();
   }
 
-  private delete(cell: dia.Cell) {
-    if (this.editor && this.editor.preDelete) {
-      if (this.editor.preDelete(this.editorContext, this.selection.model)) {
-        cell.remove();
-      }
-    } else {
-      cell.remove();
+  deleteSelected() {
+    if (this.selection) {
+      this.delete(this.selection.model);
     }
   }
 
+  delete(cell: dia.Cell) {
+    this.graph.trigger('startDeletion', cell);
+  }
+
   get noPalette(): boolean {
     return this._hiddenPalette;
   }
@@ -1164,7 +1162,15 @@ export class EditorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     // adjust vertices when a cell is removed or its source/target was changed
     this.graph.on('add remove change:source change:target change:vertices change:position', _.partial(Utils.fanRoute, this.graph));
 
-    this.graph.on('startDeletion', (cell: dia.Cell) => this.delete(cell));
+    this.graph.on('startDeletion', (cell: dia.Cell) => {
+      if (this.editor && this.editor.preDelete) {
+        if (this.editor.preDelete(this.editorContext, this.selection.model)) {
+          cell.remove();
+        }
+      } else {
+        cell.remove();
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   initPaperListeners() {
diff --git a/src/lib/editor/paper.component.ts b/src/lib/editor/paper.component.ts
index 4b3b281..e73826b 100644
--- a/src/lib/editor/paper.component.ts
+++ b/src/lib/editor/paper.component.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export class PaperComponent {
     this.onDelete.emit();
   }
 
+  @HostListener('keydown.delete')
+  deleteHandle() {
+    this.onDelete.emit();
+  }
+
   @HostListener('keydown.o')
   oHandle() {
     this.onProperties.emit();