diff --git a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
index f447bbbaeb39142c28d342988f74979fe7de5796..900aa40495fdb6447c25d25b7e393facc4d195e2 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/multi-path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -697,14 +697,11 @@ bool MultiPathManipulator::event(Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *event_context, G
 
                 //if the trace is bspline ( mode 2)
                 if(mode==2){
-                    //  is this correct ?
-                    if(del_preserves_shape ^ held_control(event->key)){
-                        deleteNodes(false);
-                    } else {
-                        deleteNodes(true);
-                    }
-                } else {
+                    // Now working ctrl
                     deleteNodes(del_preserves_shape ^ held_control(event->key));
+
+                } else {
+                    deleteNodes(held_control(event->key));
                 }
 
                 // Delete any selected gradient nodes as well