diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic.js b/public/src/forum/topic.js
index 7203bf41d6..bd4a46a143 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic.js
@@ -496,23 +496,23 @@
 	function set_delete_state(deleted) {
 		var	deleteThreadEl = document.getElementById('delete_thread'),
 			deleteTextEl = deleteThreadEl.getElementsByTagName('span')[0],
-			threadEl = document.querySelector('#post-container'),
+			threadEl = $('#post-container'),
 			deleteNotice = document.getElementById('thread-deleted') || document.createElement('div');
 
 		if (deleted) {
 			deleteTextEl.innerHTML = '<i class="icon-comment"></i> Restore Thread';
-			$(threadEl).addClass('deleted');
+			threadEl.addClass('deleted');
 
 			// Spawn a 'deleted' notice at the top of the page
 			deleteNotice.setAttribute('id', 'thread-deleted');
-			deleteNotice.className = 'alert';
+			deleteNotice.className = 'alert alert-warning';
 			deleteNotice.innerHTML = 'This thread has been deleted. Only users with thread management privileges can see it.';
-			document.getElementById('content').insertBefore(deleteNotice, threadEl);
+			threadEl.before(deleteNotice);
 
 			thread_state.deleted = '1';
 		} else {
 			deleteTextEl.innerHTML = '<i class="icon-trash"></i> Delete Thread';
-			$(threadEl).removeClass('deleted');
+			threadEl.removeClass('deleted');
 			deleteNotice.parentNode.removeChild(deleteNotice);
 
 			thread_state.deleted = '0';