diff --git a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_data.html b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_data.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_data.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_data.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       <td>
         %if pr.owner_id == request.authuser.user_id:
           ${h.form(url('pullrequest_delete', repo_name=pr.other_repo.repo_name, pull_request_id=pr.pull_request_id))}
-          <button type="button" class="btn btn-link btn-xs"
+          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-link btn-xs"
                   id="remove_${pr.pull_request_id}"
                   name="remove_${pr.pull_request_id}"
                   title="${_('Delete Pull Request')}"