Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/AuthoringController.java
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diff -u -rf6247c953cc7bf9a17d4025ea8e8728ae55c11ed -r96bbde00d20c05475d9444bfec5e98568bb03f09
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/AuthoringController.java	(.../AuthoringController.java)	(revision f6247c953cc7bf9a17d4025ea8e8728ae55c11ed)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/web/controller/AuthoringController.java	(.../AuthoringController.java)	(revision 96bbde00d20c05475d9444bfec5e98568bb03f09)
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@
 	    QuestionReference reference = iterRef.next();
 	    iterRef.remove();
 	    if (reference.getUid() != null) {
+		AssessmentQuestion assessmentQuestion = reference.getQuestion();
 		service.deleteQuestionReference(reference.getUid());
 
-		//TODO maybe check and delete orphaned AssessmentQuestion
-		//service.deleteAssessmentQuestion(question.getUid());
+		service.deleteAssessmentQuestion(assessmentQuestion.getUid());
 	    }
 	}