diff --git a/app/models/question_models/question_content.rb b/app/models/question_models/question_content.rb
index 11dce57f..5b600424 100644
--- a/app/models/question_models/question_content.rb
+++ b/app/models/question_models/question_content.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # QuestionContent contains fields shared between all question types (ChoiceQuestion,
 # TextQuestion, MatrixQuestion) and delegates behavior where appropriate.
 class QuestionContent < ActiveRecord::Base
-  belongs_to :questionable, :polymorphic => true, :dependent => :destroy
+  belongs_to :questionable, :polymorphic => true#, :dependent => :destroy
   has_many :criteria, :as => :source
   has_many :raw_responses, :foreign_key => "question_content_id" # likely currently unused. had a typo
   has_many :question_content_display_fields
diff --git a/app/models/survey_models/survey_element.rb b/app/models/survey_models/survey_element.rb
index a2bcf6d2..44047652 100644
--- a/app/models/survey_models/survey_element.rb
+++ b/app/models/survey_models/survey_element.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # which exists on a Page within a SurveyVersion.
 class SurveyElement < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :page
-  belongs_to :assetable, :polymorphic => true, :dependent => :destroy
+  belongs_to :assetable, :polymorphic => true#, :dependent => :destroy
   belongs_to :survey_version, :touch => true
   has_many :dashboard_elements, :dependent => :destroy
 
diff --git a/spec/features/survey_builder_spec.rb b/spec/features/survey_builder_spec.rb
index a168ebd7..15ff9474 100644
--- a/spec/features/survey_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/survey_builder_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@
       add_text_question statement: ""
       expect(page).to_not have_css ".page_asset"
     end
+
+    scenario "User deletes a text question" do
+      survey = create :survey
+      login_user
+      visit edit_survey_survey_version_path(survey, survey.survey_versions.first)
+      add_text_question statement: "Example Question"
+      within find('div.page_asset', text: "Example Question") do
+        click_link "Delete"
+      end
+      expect(page).to_not have_css ".page_asset", text: "Example Question"
+    end
   end
 
   context "choice question" do