diff --git a/ui/src/layout-editor/main.js b/ui/src/layout-editor/main.js
index 2e7875ad45..b91800d96e 100644
--- a/ui/src/layout-editor/main.js
+++ b/ui/src/layout-editor/main.js
@@ -1530,11 +1530,11 @@ lD.deleteObject = function(
  * @param {boolean=} showConfirmationModal
  */
 lD.deleteMultipleObjects = function(showConfirmationModal = true) {
-  const deleteElementsOrGroupElements = function(
+  const deleteElements = function(
     itemsArray,
-    type = 'elements',
   ) {
     let auxWidget = null;
+    let auxWidgetId = null;
     itemsArray.each((idx, item) => {
       const itemId = $(item).attr('id');
       const widgetId = $(item).data('widgetId');
@@ -1552,8 +1552,11 @@ lD.deleteMultipleObjects = function(showConfirmationModal = true) {
         )
       );
 
-      // Get parent widget if doesn't exist or we need to save
+      // Get parent widget if doesn't exist
+      // if widget is a new one
+      // or we need to save
       if (
+        widgetFullId != auxWidgetId ||
         !auxWidget ||
         save
       ) {
@@ -1562,26 +1565,18 @@ lD.deleteMultipleObjects = function(showConfirmationModal = true) {
           widgetFullId,
           'canvas',
         );
-      }
 
-      // Delete element from widget
-      if (type === 'elements') {
-        auxWidget.removeElement(
-          itemId,
-          {
-            save: save,
-            reload: false,
-          },
-        );
-      } else {
-        auxWidget.removeElementGroup(
-          itemId,
-          {
-            save: save,
-            reload: false,
-          },
-        );
+        auxWidgetId = widgetFullId;
       }
+
+      // Delete elements from widget
+      auxWidget.removeElement(
+        itemId,
+        {
+          save: save,
+          reload: false,
+        },
+      );
     });
   };
 
@@ -1616,17 +1611,13 @@ lD.deleteMultipleObjects = function(showConfirmationModal = true) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // First delete elements if they exist
-  const $elementsToBeDeleted =
+  // Get elements to be deleted
+  let $elementsToBeDeleted =
     lD.viewer.DOMObject.find('.selected.designer-element').sort((a, b) => {
       return Number($(b).data('widgetId')) - Number($(a).data('widgetId'));
     });
 
-  if ($elementsToBeDeleted.length > 0) {
-    deleteElementsOrGroupElements($elementsToBeDeleted);
-  }
-
-  // Then delete element groups
+  // Get groups to be deleted
   const $elementGroupsToBeDeleted =
     lD.viewer.DOMObject.find('.selected.designer-element-group')
       .sort((a, b) => {
@@ -1636,13 +1627,22 @@ lD.deleteMultipleObjects = function(showConfirmationModal = true) {
         );
       });
 
+  // Grab elements from the groups
   if ($elementGroupsToBeDeleted.length > 0) {
-    deleteElementsOrGroupElements(
-      $elementGroupsToBeDeleted,
-      'elementGroups',
+    // Add elements from the groups to all elements to be deleted
+    $elementsToBeDeleted = $elementsToBeDeleted.add(
+      $elementGroupsToBeDeleted.find('.designer-element').sort((a, b) => {
+        return Number($(b).data('widgetId')) - Number($(a).data('widgetId'));
+      }),
     );
   }
 
+  // Delete elements (groups will be automatically deleted
+  // if all elements from a group are also deleted)
+  if ($elementsToBeDeleted.length > 0) {
+    deleteElements($elementsToBeDeleted);
+  }
+
   // Finally, delete regions one by one
   const $regionsToBeDeleted =
     lD.viewer.DOMObject.find('.selected.designer-region');