diff --git a/admin/nodes/views.py b/admin/nodes/views.py
index 71c3f60e965..74321c8f908 100644
--- a/admin/nodes/views.py
+++ b/admin/nodes/views.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     View,
     FormView,
     ListView,
-    TemplateView,
 )
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, reverse, get_object_or_404
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
@@ -102,12 +101,16 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         node = self.get_object()
 
         detailed_duplicates = detect_duplicate_notifications(node_id=node.id)
-
+        children = node.get_nodes(is_node_link=False)
+        # Annotate guid because django templates prohibit accessing attributes that start with underscores
+        children = AbstractNode.objects.filter(
+            id__in=[child.id for child in children]
+        ).prefetch_related('guids').annotate(guid=F('guids___id'))
         context.update({
             'SPAM_STATUS': SpamStatus,
             'STORAGE_LIMITS': settings.StorageLimits,
             'node': node,
-            'children': node.get_nodes(is_node_link=False),
+            'children': children,
             'duplicates': detailed_duplicates
         })
 
@@ -194,10 +197,9 @@ def add_contributor_removed_log(self, node, user):
         ).save()
 
 
-class NodeDeleteView(NodeMixin, TemplateView):
+class NodeDeleteView(NodeMixin, View):
     """ Allows authorized users to mark nodes as deleted.
     """
-    template_name = 'nodes/remove_node.html'
     permission_required = ('osf.view_node', 'osf.delete_node')
     raise_exception = True
 
diff --git a/admin/templates/nodes/children.html b/admin/templates/nodes/children.html
index 02f92a398ea..a24ba567c07 100644
--- a/admin/templates/nodes/children.html
+++ b/admin/templates/nodes/children.html
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
             {% for child in children %}
                 <tr>
                     <td>
-                        <a href="{{ child | reverse_node }}">
-                            {{ child.id }}
-                        </a>
+                        <a href="{{ child | reverse_node }}">{{ child.guid }}</a>
                     </td>
                     <td>{{ child.title }}</td>
                     <td>{{ child.is_public }}</td>
@@ -29,26 +27,19 @@
                     <td>
                         {% if not child.is_registration %}
                             {% if child.deleted %}
-                                <form method="post"
-                                      action="{% url 'nodes:restore' guid=child.id %}">
+                                <form method="post" action="{% url 'nodes:restore' guid=child.guid %}">
                                     {% csrf_token %}
                                     <input class="btn btn-success"
                                            type="submit"
                                            value="Restore Node" />
                                 </form>
                             {% else %}
-                            <a href="{% url 'nodes:remove' guid=child.id %}"
-                               data-toggle="modal"
-                               data-target="#deleteModal{{ child.id }}"
-                               class="btn btn-danger">
-                                Delete Node
-                            </a>
-                            <div class="modal" id="deleteModal{{ child.id }}">
-                                <div class="modal-dialog">
-                                    <div class="modal-content">
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
+                                <form method="post" action="{% url 'nodes:remove' guid=child.guid %}">
+                                    {% csrf_token %}
+                                    <input class="btn btn-danger"
+                                           type="submit"
+                                           value="Delete Node" />
+                                </form>
                             {% endif %}
                         {% endif %}
                     </td>