diff --git a/epdb/legacy_api.py b/epdb/legacy_api.py
index 1c24f538..4d16c3c3 100644
--- a/epdb/legacy_api.py
+++ b/epdb/legacy_api.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ from .models import (
     User,
     UserPackagePermission,
 )
-from .views import get_remote_address
+from .views import delete_with_log, get_remote_address
 
 Package = s.GET_PACKAGE_MODEL()
 
@@ -567,7 +567,10 @@ def update_package(request, package_uuid, pack: Form[UpdatePackage]):
 
         if pack.hiddenMethod:
             if pack.hiddenMethod == "DELETE":
-                p.delete()
+                if PackageManager.administrable(request.user, p):
+                    delete_with_log(request, p)
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError("You do not have the rights to delete this Package!")
 
         elif pack.packageDescription is not None:
             description = nh3.clean(pack.packageDescription, tags=s.ALLOWED_HTML_TAGS).strip()
@@ -604,7 +607,7 @@ def delete_package(request, package_uuid):
         p = PackageManager.get_package_by_id(request.user, package_uuid)
 
         if PackageManager.administrable(request.user, p):
-            p.delete()
+            delete_with_log(request, p)
             return redirect(f"{s.SERVER_URL}/package")
         else:
             raise ValueError("You do not have the rights to delete this Package!")
@@ -1885,7 +1888,7 @@ def delete_pathway(request, package_uuid, pathway_uuid):
         p = get_package_for_write(request.user, package_uuid)
 
         pw = Pathway.objects.get(package=p, uuid=pathway_uuid)
-        pw.delete()
+        delete_with_log(request, pw)
         return redirect(f"{p.url}/pathway")
 
     except ValueError:
@@ -2063,7 +2066,7 @@ def delete_node(request, package_uuid, pathway_uuid, node_uuid):
 
         pw = Pathway.objects.get(package=p, uuid=pathway_uuid)
         n = Node.objects.get(pathway=pw, uuid=node_uuid)
-        n.delete()
+        delete_with_log(request, n)
         return redirect(f"{pw.url}/node")
 
     except ValueError:
@@ -2223,7 +2226,7 @@ def delete_edge(request, package_uuid, pathway_uuid, edge_uuid):
 
         pw = Pathway.objects.get(package=p, uuid=pathway_uuid)
         e = Edge.objects.get(pathway=pw, uuid=edge_uuid)
-        e.delete()
+        delete_with_log(request, e)
         return redirect(f"{pw.url}/edge")
 
     except ValueError:
diff --git a/epdb/views.py b/epdb/views.py
index 90e2aa09..26fdc4b3 100644
--- a/epdb/views.py
+++ b/epdb/views.py
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ def delete_with_log(request, obj):
 
     try:
         obj.delete()
+        auth_log.info(f"{caller.username} ({caller.url}) deleted {obj_type}: {obj.name} ({obj.url})")
     except Exception as e:
         logger.info(f"Tried to delete {obj_type}: {obj.name} ({obj.url}) but deletion failed! Exception {e}")
-        auth_log.error(
+        auth_log.info(
             f"{caller.username} ({caller.url}) tried to delete {obj_type}: {obj.name} ({obj.url}) but deletion failed!")
         raise e