diff --git a/models/list_delete.go b/models/list_delete.go
index 2555cd77e..c7472daba 100644
--- a/models/list_delete.go
+++ b/models/list_delete.go
@@ -3,21 +3,11 @@ package models
 // Delete implements the delete method of CRUDable
 func (l *List) Delete(id int64, doer *User) (err error) {
 	// Check if the list exists
-	list, err := GetListByID(id)
+	_, err = GetListByID(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Check rights
-	user, _, err := GetUserByID(doer.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !list.IsAdmin(&user) {
-		return ErrNeedToBeListAdmin{ListID: id, UserID: user.ID}
-	}
-
 	// Delete the list
 	_, err = x.ID(id).Delete(&List{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/models/list_items.go b/models/list_items.go
index e98f9e8b9..5dd0e82e7 100644
--- a/models/list_items.go
+++ b/models/list_items.go
@@ -92,3 +92,10 @@ func GetListItemByID(listItemID int64) (listItem ListItem, err error) {
 
 	return
 }
+
+// CanDelete checks if the user can delete an item
+func (i *ListItem) CanDelete(doer *User) (bool) {
+	// A user can delete an item if he has write acces to its list
+	list, _ := GetListByID(i.ListID)
+	return list.CanWrite(doer)
+}
diff --git a/models/list_items_delete.go b/models/list_items_delete.go
index 67afda682..e8b0dbb42 100644
--- a/models/list_items_delete.go
+++ b/models/list_items_delete.go
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@ package models
 func (i *ListItem) Delete(id int64, doer *User) (err error) {
 
 	// Check if it exists
-	listitem, err := GetListItemByID(id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Check if the user hat the right to delete that item
-	_, err = listItemPreCheck(i, doer, listitem.ListID)
+	_, err = GetListItemByID(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/models/list_rights.go b/models/list_rights.go
index b09960f7b..99a4d30f2 100644
--- a/models/list_rights.go
+++ b/models/list_rights.go
@@ -79,3 +79,8 @@ func (l *List) CanRead(user *User) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// CanDelete checks if the user can delete a list
+func (l *List) CanDelete(doer *User) (bool) {
+	return l.IsAdmin(doer)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/models/rights.go b/models/rights.go
index bdb6ee92d..d38412f45 100644
--- a/models/rights.go
+++ b/models/rights.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ type Rights interface {
 	IsAdmin(*User) bool
 	CanWrite(*User) bool
 	CanRead(*User) bool
+	CanDelete(*User) bool
 }
diff --git a/routes/crud/delete.go b/routes/crud/delete.go
index c384684af..d159f0011 100644
--- a/routes/crud/delete.go
+++ b/routes/crud/delete.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func (c *WebHandler) DeleteWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
+	if !c.CObject.CanDelete(&user) {
+		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusForbidden)
+	}
 
 	err = c.CObject.Delete(id, &user)
 	if err != nil {