diff --git a/features/core.feature b/features/core.feature
index c3399da5..df214494 100644
--- a/features/core.feature
+++ b/features/core.feature
@@ -93,17 +93,3 @@ Feature: Basic reading and writing to a journal
         2013-06-10 15:40 Life is good.
         """
         And we should get no error
-
-    # The input for this test is <SPACE><ENTER>y
-    Scenario: --delete flag allows deletion of single entry
-        Given we use the config "deletion.yaml"
-        When we run "jrnl --delete"
-        And we type " "
-        And we type
-            """
-
-            y
-            """
-        When we run "jrnl -on 2019-10-29 -s"
-        Then the output should not contain "2019-10-29 11:11 First entry."
-
diff --git a/features/delete.feature b/features/delete.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df6a1055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/delete.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Feature: Delete entries from journal
+
+    Scenario: --delete flag allows deletion of single entry
+        Given we use the config "deletion.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl -n 1"
+        Then the output should contain
+        """
+        2019-10-29 11:13 Third entry.
+        """
+        When we run "jrnl --delete" and enter
+        """
+        N
+        N
+        Y
+        """
+        When we run "jrnl -n 1"
+        Then the output should contain
+        """
+        2019-10-29 11:11 Second entry.
+        """
diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 2eaf8705..64b245ff 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-from . import Entry
-from . import util
-from . import time
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import re
+
 from datetime import datetime
-import logging
+from jrnl import Entry, util, time
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -111,7 +110,8 @@ class Journal:
     def _load(self, filename):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def _store(self, filename, text):
+    @classmethod
+    def _store(filename, text):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def _parse(self, journal_txt):
@@ -236,21 +236,26 @@ class Journal:
 
     def prompt_delete_entries(self):
         """Prompts for deletion of entries in a journal."""
-        print("Confirm each entry you want to delete [N/y]:")
-        to_delete: List[Entry] = []
+
+        to_delete = []
+
+        def ask_delete(entry):
+            return util.yesno(
+                f"Delete entry '{entry.pprint(short=True)}'?", default=False,
+            )
+
         for entry in self.entries:
-            response = input("jrnl: Delete entry '{}'? ".format(entry.pprint(short=True)))
-            if response == "y":
+            if ask_delete(entry):
                 to_delete.append(entry)
 
         self.entries = [entry for entry in self.entries if entry not in to_delete]
+        self.write()
 
     def new_entry(self, raw, date=None, sort=True):
         """Constructs a new entry from some raw text input.
         If a date is given, it will parse and use this, otherwise scan for a date in the input first."""
 
         raw = raw.replace("\\n ", "\n").replace("\\n", "\n")
-        starred = False
         # Split raw text into title and body
         sep = re.search(r"\n|[?!.]+ +\n?", raw)
         first_line = raw[: sep.end()].strip() if sep else raw
diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index d6b796c3..1acf89e6 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def set_keychain(journal_name, password):
 def yesno(prompt, default=True):
     prompt = f"{prompt.strip()} {'[Y/n]' if default else '[y/N]'} "
     response = input(prompt)
-    return {"y": True, "n": False}.get(response.lower(), default)
+    return {"y": True, "n": False}.get(response.lower().strip(), default)
 
 
 def load_config(config_path):