diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java
index fb67258519..39e911529d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public class RunningActionDelete extends AbstractActionWebscript
       actionTrackingService.requestActionCancellation(action);
       
       // Report it cancelled
-      throw new WebScriptException(
-            Status.STATUS_GONE,
-            "Action cancellation requested"
-      );
+      status.setCode(Status.STATUS_GONE);
+      status.setMessage("Action cancellation requested");
+      status.setRedirect(true);
+      return null;
    }
 }
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diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java
index 18a11e1fba..01719d6e4a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ public class ReplicationDefinitionDelete extends AbstractReplicationWebscript
        replicationService.deleteReplicationDefinition(replicationDefinition);
        
        // Report it as gone
-       throw new WebScriptException(
-             Status.STATUS_GONE,
-             "Replication Definition deleted"
-       );
+       status.setCode(Status.STATUS_GONE);
+       status.setMessage("Replication Definition deleted");
+       status.setRedirect(true);
+       return null;
    }
 }
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