diff --git a/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm b/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm
index 489b10f4..4e577d1a 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/Controller.pm
@@ -1287,11 +1287,11 @@ sub remove {
     my @replacement;
     if ($json && $json->{replacement}) {
         my $rpl = $c->uri_to_obj($json->{replacement})
-          or return $c->render_exception("couldn't find $json->{replacement}");
+          or return $c->render->exception("couldn't find $json->{replacement}");
         @replacement = (replacement => $rpl);
     }
     $object->delete(audit_user => $c->user, @replacement)
-      or return $c->render_exception($object->error);
+      or return $c->reply->exception($object->error);
     return $c->render(text => 'ok');
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Tuba/Exterm.pm b/lib/Tuba/Exterm.pm
index 53e37652..b238cd3f 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/Exterm.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/Exterm.pm
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sub remove {
           term     => $c->stash('term'),
     );
     $term->load(speculative => 1) or return $c->reply->not_found;
-    $term->delete(audit_user => $c->user, audit_note => $c->audit_note) or return $c->render_exception($term->error);
+    $term->delete(audit_user => $c->user, audit_note => $c->audit_note) or return $c->reply->exception($term->error);
     return $c->render(text => 'ok');
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Tuba/Reference.pm b/lib/Tuba/Reference.pm
index b7c7f4f1..f958e50e 100644
--- a/lib/Tuba/Reference.pm
+++ b/lib/Tuba/Reference.pm
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ sub update_rel {
                 return $c->render(status => 400, json => { error => "$pub_uri not found" });
             };
             $reference->add_publications({id => $pub->id});
-            $reference->save(changes_only => 1, audit_user => $c->audit_user, audit_note => $c->audit_note) or return $c->render_exception;
+            $reference->save(changes_only => 1, audit_user => $c->audit_user, audit_note => $c->audit_note) or return $c->reply->exception;
         }
         if (my $subpubref = $json->{delete_subpub}) { # Deprecation
             return $c->render(status => 400, json => { error => "delete_subpub is deprecated, use delete_publication"} );
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ sub update_rel {
             };
             my $sub = PublicationReferenceMap->new(reference_identifier => $reference->identifier, publication_id => $pub->id);
             $sub->load(speculative => 1) or return $c->redirect_with_error(update_rel_form => "$pub not found");
-            $sub->delete or return $c->render_exception;
+            $sub->delete or return $c->reply->exception($sub->error);
         }
 
         return $c->render(json => { status => 'ok'});