diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
index f38a517c93..14b64b7b9e 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class CMS.Views.UnitEdit extends Backbone.View
     type = $(event.currentTarget).data('type')
     @$newComponentTypePicker.slideUp(250)
     @$(".new-component-#{type}").slideDown(250)
-    $('html, body').animate({ 
-      scrollTop: @$(".new-component-#{type}").offset().top 
+    $('html, body').animate({
+      scrollTop: @$(".new-component-#{type}").offset().top
     }, 500)
 
   closeNewComponent: (event) =>
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ class CMS.Views.UnitEdit extends Backbone.View
     @model.save()
 
   deleteComponent: (event) =>
-    msg = new CMS.Views.Prompt.Confirmation(
-      title: gettext('Are you sure you want to delete this component?'),
-      message: gettext('This action cannot be undone.'),
+    msg = new CMS.Views.Prompt.Warning(
+      title: gettext('Delete this component?'),
+      message: gettext('Deleting this component is permanent and cannot be undone.'),
       actions:
         primary:
-          text: gettext('OK'),
+          text: gettext('Yes, delete this component'),
           click: (view) =>
             view.hide()
             deleting = new CMS.Views.Notification.Mini
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class CMS.Views.UnitEdit.NameEdit extends Backbone.View
 class CMS.Views.UnitEdit.LocationState extends Backbone.View
   initialize: =>
     @model.on('change:state', @render)
-  
+
   render: =>
     @$el.toggleClass("#{@model.previous('state')}-item #{@model.get('state')}-item")
 
diff --git a/cms/static/js/base.js b/cms/static/js/base.js
index 43bc8782b1..25c6c151f3 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/base.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/base.js
@@ -370,12 +370,12 @@ function deleteSection(e) {
 }
 
 function _deleteItem($el, type) {
-    var confirm = new CMS.Views.Prompt.Confirmation({
-        title: gettext('Are you sure you wish to delete this ' + type + '?'),
-        message: gettext('It cannot be reversed!'),
+    var confirm = new CMS.Views.Prompt.Warning({
+        title: gettext('Delete this ' + type + '?'),
+        message: gettext('Deleting this ' + type + ' is permanent and cannot be undone.'),
         actions: {
             primary: {
-                text: gettext('OK'),
+                text: gettext('Yes, delete this ' + type),
                 click: function(view) {
                     view.hide();