diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/workflowSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/workflowSlice.ts
index 6e54c9fe42..b97380052d 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/workflowSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/workflowSlice.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export const workflowSlice = createSlice({
         const removeIndex = action.payload.findLastIndex((change) => change.type === 'remove' && change.id === nodeId);
         const addIndex = action.payload.findLastIndex((change) => change.type === 'add' && change.item.id === nodeId);
         if (removeIndex > addIndex) {
-          delete state.form?.elements[el.id];
+          removeElement({ formState: state.form, id: el.id });
         }
       }