diff --git a/cypress/integration/reference.js b/cypress/integration/reference.js
index f458b51..6d02d06 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/reference.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/reference.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ describe("Reference", () => {
     cy.createAdminUnit().then(function (adminUnitId) {
       cy.createIncomingReference(adminUnitId).then(function (referenceId) {
         cy.visit("/reference/" + referenceId + "/delete");
-        cy.get("#name").type("Name");
         cy.screenshot("delete");
         cy.get("#submit").click();
         cy.url().should(
diff --git a/project/forms/reference.py b/project/forms/reference.py
index a471282..b04c26a 100644
--- a/project/forms/reference.py
+++ b/project/forms/reference.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from flask_babelex import lazy_gettext
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from wtforms import SelectField, StringField, SubmitField
+from wtforms import SelectField, SubmitField
 from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
 
 from project.forms.common import event_rating_choices
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ class UpdateEventReferenceForm(FlaskForm):
 
 class DeleteReferenceForm(FlaskForm):
     submit = SubmitField(lazy_gettext("Delete reference"))
-    name = StringField(lazy_gettext("Name"), validators=[DataRequired()])
diff --git a/project/templates/reference/delete.html b/project/templates/reference/delete.html
index e856e69..83bb2ee 100644
--- a/project/templates/reference/delete.html
+++ b/project/templates/reference/delete.html
@@ -7,18 +7,7 @@
 
 <form action="" method="POST">
   {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-
-  <div class="card mb-4">
-    <div class="card-header">
-      {{ _('Event') }}
-    </div>
-    <div class="card-body">
-      {{ render_field_with_errors(form.name) }}
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
   {{ render_field(form.submit) }}
-
 </form>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/project/views/reference.py b/project/views/reference.py
index 154bd5f..62a2cee 100644
--- a/project/views/reference.py
+++ b/project/views/reference.py
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ from project.services.reference import (
     get_reference_incoming_query,
     get_reference_outgoing_query,
 )
-from project.views.utils import (
-    flash_errors,
-    get_pagination_urls,
-    handleSqlError,
-    non_match_for_deletion,
-)
+from project.views.utils import flash_errors, get_pagination_urls, handleSqlError
 
 
 @app.route("/reference/<int:id>")
@@ -158,22 +153,19 @@ def reference_delete(id):
     form = DeleteReferenceForm()
 
     if form.validate_on_submit():
-        if non_match_for_deletion(form.name.data, reference.event.name):
-            flash(gettext("Entered name does not match event name"), "danger")
-        else:
-            try:
-                db.session.delete(reference)
-                db.session.commit()
-                flash(gettext("Reference successfully deleted"), "success")
-                return redirect(
-                    url_for(
-                        "manage_admin_unit_references_incoming",
-                        id=reference.admin_unit_id,
-                    )
+        try:
+            db.session.delete(reference)
+            db.session.commit()
+            flash(gettext("Reference successfully deleted"), "success")
+            return redirect(
+                url_for(
+                    "manage_admin_unit_references_incoming",
+                    id=reference.admin_unit_id,
                 )
-            except SQLAlchemyError as e:
-                db.session.rollback()
-                flash(handleSqlError(e), "danger")
+            )
+        except SQLAlchemyError as e:
+            db.session.rollback()
+            flash(handleSqlError(e), "danger")
     else:
         flash_errors(form)
 
diff --git a/tests/views/test_reference.py b/tests/views/test_reference.py
index 8eabdfb..9cf3c18 100644
--- a/tests/views/test_reference.py
+++ b/tests/views/test_reference.py
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ def test_update(client, seeder, utils, app, mocker, db_error):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("db_error", [True, False])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("non_match", [True, False])
-def test_delete(client, seeder, utils, app, mocker, db_error, non_match):
+def test_delete(client, seeder, utils, app, mocker, db_error):
     user_id, admin_unit_id = seeder.setup_base()
     (
         other_user_id,
@@ -139,26 +138,12 @@ def test_delete(client, seeder, utils, app, mocker, db_error, non_match):
     if db_error:
         utils.mock_db_commit(mocker)
 
-    form_name = "Name"
-
-    if non_match:
-        form_name = "Falscher Name"
-
     response = utils.post_form(
         url,
         response,
-        {
-            "name": form_name,
-        },
+        {},
     )
 
-    if non_match:
-        utils.assert_response_error_message(
-            response,
-            b"Der eingegebene Name entspricht nicht dem Namen der Veranstaltung",
-        )
-        return
-
     if db_error:
         utils.assert_response_db_error(response)
         return