diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index 40f584dd..8a698a9b 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
     if project
       project.name
     else
-      "(deleted)"
+      "(deleted project)"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/roles/push_event.rb b/app/roles/push_event.rb
index a607f212..40549f56 100644
--- a/app/roles/push_event.rb
+++ b/app/roles/push_event.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module PushEvent
     if new_ref?
       "pushed new"
     elsif rm_ref?
-      "removed #{ref_type}"
+      "deleted"
     else
       "pushed to"
     end
diff --git a/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml b/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml
index e0c0b614..869321ed 100644
--- a/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 .event-title
   %span.author_name= link_to_author event
   %span.event_label.pushed #{event.push_action_name} #{event.ref_type}
-  = link_to project_commits_path(event.project, event.ref_name) do
+  - if event.rm_ref?
     %strong= event.ref_name
+  - else
+    = link_to project_commits_path(event.project, event.ref_name) do
+      %strong= event.ref_name
   at
   %strong= link_to event.project.name, event.project