diff --git a/react/components/Events/ExistingEvent.tsx b/react/components/Events/ExistingEvent.tsx
index 62ea1a793a..593f3cd5d1 100644
--- a/react/components/Events/ExistingEvent.tsx
+++ b/react/components/Events/ExistingEvent.tsx
@@ -172,12 +172,11 @@ class ExistingEvent extends React.Component<EventFormProps, EventFormState> {
   delete() {
     fetch(CRMRoot + "/api/events/" + this.props.eventId, {
       credentials: "include",
-      method: "POST",
+      method: "DELETE",
       headers: {
         Accept: "application/json",
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
       },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ _METHOD: "DELETE" }),
     }).then(() => this.exit());
   }
 
diff --git a/src/skin/js/CRMJSOM.js b/src/skin/js/CRMJSOM.js
index 9cade00915..cd4ae74af1 100644
--- a/src/skin/js/CRMJSOM.js
+++ b/src/skin/js/CRMJSOM.js
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ window.CRM.cart = {
     },
     removePerson: function (Persons, callback) {
         window.CRM.APIRequest({
-            method: "POST",
+            method: "DELETE",
             path: "cart/",
-            data: JSON.stringify({ _METHOD: "DELETE", Persons: Persons }),
+            data: JSON.stringify({ Persons: Persons }),
         }).done(function (data) {
             window.CRM.cart.refresh();
             if (callback) {
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ window.CRM.groups = {
                 window.CRM.groups
                     .getRoles(selectOptions.GroupID)
                     .done(function (rdata) {
-                        rolesList = $.map(rdata.ListOptions, function (item) {
+                        rolesList = $.map(rdata, function (item) {
                             var o = {
                                 text: i18next.t(item.OptionName), // to translate the Teacher and Student in localize text
                                 id: item.OptionId,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ window.CRM.groups = {
         bootbox.dialog(options).init(initFunction).show();
 
         window.CRM.groups.get().done(function (rdata) {
-            groupsList = $.map(rdata.Groups, function (item) {
+            groupsList = $.map(rdata, function (item) {
                 var o = {
                     text: item.Name,
                     id: item.Id,
@@ -442,14 +442,14 @@ window.CRM.groups = {
 
             $groupSelect2.on("select2:select", function (e) {
                 var targetGroupId = $(
-                    "#targetGroupSelection option:selected",
+                    "#targetGroupSelection option:selected"
                 ).val();
                 $parent = $("#targetRoleSelection").parent();
                 $("#targetRoleSelection").empty();
                 window.CRM.groups
                     .getRoles(targetGroupId)
                     .done(function (rdata) {
-                        rolesList = $.map(rdata.ListOptions, function (item) {
+                        rolesList = $.map(rdata, function (item) {
                             var o = {
                                 text: i18next.t(item.OptionName), // this is for the Teacher and Student role
                                 id: item.OptionId,
diff --git a/src/skin/js/FamilyView.js b/src/skin/js/FamilyView.js
index 7327247889..fa71096f56 100644
--- a/src/skin/js/FamilyView.js
+++ b/src/skin/js/FamilyView.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
     $("#deletePhoto").click(function () {
         $.ajax({
-            type: "POST",
+            type: "DELETE",
             url:
                 window.CRM.root +
                 "/api/family/" +
@@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 "/photo",
             encode: true,
             dataType: "json",
-            data: {
-                _METHOD: "DELETE",
-            },
         }).done(function (data) {
             location.reload();
         });
diff --git a/src/skin/js/GroupEditor.js b/src/skin/js/GroupEditor.js
index 82e8468acd..b6d668fc71 100644
--- a/src/skin/js/GroupEditor.js
+++ b/src/skin/js/GroupEditor.js
@@ -109,11 +109,10 @@ $("document").ready(function () {
     $(document).on("click", ".deleteRole", function (e) {
         var roleID = e.currentTarget.id.split("-")[1];
         $.ajax({
-            method: "POST",
+            method: "DELETE",
             url:
                 window.CRM.root + "/api/groups/" + groupID + "/roles/" + roleID,
             encode: true,
-            data: { _METHOD: "DELETE" },
             dataType: "json",
         }).done(function (data) {
             dataT.clear();
diff --git a/src/skin/js/users.js b/src/skin/js/users.js
index 36a68591a1..c29bd12cb6 100644
--- a/src/skin/js/users.js
+++ b/src/skin/js/users.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ function deleteUser(userId, userName) {
                 window.CRM.APIRequest({
                     method: "DELETE",
                     path: "user/" + userId + "/",
-                    data: { _METHOD: "DELETE" },
                 }).done(function () {
                     window.location.href = window.CRM.root + "/UserList.php";
                 });
diff --git a/src/v2/templates/cart/cartlisting.php b/src/v2/templates/cart/cartlisting.php
index bede264876..aa03d7676d 100644
--- a/src/v2/templates/cart/cartlisting.php
+++ b/src/v2/templates/cart/cartlisting.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             </td>
             <td><?= $Person->getAddress() ?></td>
             <td><?= $Person->getEmail() ?></td>
-            <td><a class="RemoveFromPeopleCart" data-personid="<?= $Person->getId() ?>"><?= gettext('Remove') ?></a>
+            <td><button class="RemoveFromPeopleCart" data-personid="<?= $Person->getId() ?>"><?= gettext('Remove') ?></button>
             </td>
             <td><?= $Person->getClassificationName() ?></td>
             <td><?= $Person->getFamilyRoleName() ?></td>