diff --git a/model/User.py b/model/User.py
index 33289d9..dc4e5d7 100644
--- a/model/User.py
+++ b/model/User.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class User( Persistent ):
   def sql_load_by_email_address( email_address ):
     return "select * from luminotes_user_current where email_address = %s;" % quote( email_address )
 
-  def sql_load_notebooks( self, parents_only = False, deleted = False ):
+  def sql_load_notebooks( self, parents_only = False ):
     """
     Return a SQL string to load a list of the notebooks to which this user has access.
     """
@@ -138,15 +138,10 @@ class User( Persistent ):
     else:
       parents_only_clause = ""
 
-    if deleted:
-      deleted_clause = " and deleted = 't'"
-    else:
-      deleted_clause = " and deleted = 'f'"
-
     return \
       "select notebook_current.*, user_notebook.read_write from user_notebook, notebook_current " + \
-      "where user_id = %s%s%s and user_notebook.notebook_id = notebook_current.id order by revision;" % \
-      ( quote( self.object_id ), parents_only_clause, deleted_clause )
+      "where user_id = %s%s and user_notebook.notebook_id = notebook_current.id order by revision;" % \
+      ( quote( self.object_id ), parents_only_clause )
 
   def sql_save_notebook( self, notebook_id, read_write = True ):
     """
diff --git a/view/Link_area.py b/view/Link_area.py
index b8a0743..fab7623 100644
--- a/view/Link_area.py
+++ b/view/Link_area.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from Rounded_div import Rounded_div
 
 class Link_area( Div ):
   def __init__( self, notebooks, notebook, total_notes_count, parent_id, notebook_path, user ):
-    linked_notebooks = [ nb for nb in notebooks if nb.read_write and nb.name not in ( u"trash" ) ]
+    linked_notebooks = [ nb for nb in notebooks if nb.read_write and nb.name not in ( u"trash" ) and nb.deleted is False ]
 
     Div.__init__(
       self,