diff --git a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewItem.h b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewItem.h
index 96a3522..755d65f 100644
--- a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewItem.h
+++ b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewItem.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 @property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) void (^accessoryButtonTapHandler)(id item);
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL movable;
 @property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) void (^insertionHandler)(id item);
+@property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) void (^deletionHandler)(id item);
 @property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) void (^deletionHandlerWithCompletion)(id item, void (^)(void));
 @property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) void (^moveHandler)(id item, NSIndexPath *sourceIndexPath, NSIndexPath *destinationIndexPath);
 @property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL (^allowNewIndexPath)(NSIndexPath *newIndexPath);
diff --git a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m
index 0f59639..02343ca 100644
--- a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m
+++ b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@
                 [tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:@[indexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
             });
         } else {
+            if (item.deletionHandler)
+                item.deletionHandler(item);
             [section.items removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
             [tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:@[indexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
         }
diff --git a/RETableViewManagerExample/RETableViewManagerExample/Classes/Controllers/EditingViewController.m b/RETableViewManagerExample/RETableViewManagerExample/Classes/Controllers/EditingViewController.m
index 8dff963..bfe640f 100644
--- a/RETableViewManagerExample/RETableViewManagerExample/Classes/Controllers/EditingViewController.m
+++ b/RETableViewManagerExample/RETableViewManagerExample/Classes/Controllers/EditingViewController.m
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@
     for (NSInteger i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
         RETableViewItem *item = [RETableViewItem itemWithTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Section 1, Item %i", i] accessoryType:UITableViewCellAccessoryNone selectionHandler:nil];
         item.editingStyle = UITableViewCellEditingStyleDelete;
-        item.deletionHandlerWithCompletion = ^(RETableViewItem *item, void (^completion)(void)) {
+        item.deletionHandler = ^(RETableViewItem *item) {
             NSLog(@"Item removed: %@", item.title);
-            completion();
         };
         [section addItem:item];
     }