diff --git a/app/bridges/resources/classes/bridges.php b/app/bridges/resources/classes/bridges.php
index c367d4cef5..f77c40047f 100644
--- a/app/bridges/resources/classes/bridges.php
+++ b/app/bridges/resources/classes/bridges.php
@@ -8,19 +8,11 @@
 if (!class_exists('bridges')) {
 	class bridges {
 
-		public $db;
-
 		/**
 		 * Called when the object is created
 		 */
 		public function __construct() {
-			//connect to the database if not connected
-			if (!$this->db) {
-				require_once "resources/classes/database.php";
-				$database = new database;
-				$database->connect();
-				$this->db = $database->db;
-			}
+
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -50,12 +42,16 @@ if (!class_exists('bridges')) {
 							}
 						//delete the checked rows
 							if ($action == 'delete') {
+								$database = new database;
 								foreach($bridges as $row) {
 									if ($row['action'] == 'delete' or $row['checked'] == 'true') {
-										$sql = "delete from v_bridges ";
-										$sql .= "where bridge_uuid = '".$row['bridge_uuid']."'; ";
-										$this->db->query($sql);
-										unset($sql);
+										$array['bridges'][0]['bridge_uuid'] = $row['bridge_uuid'];
+										$array['bridges'][0]['domain_uuid'] = $_SESSION['domain_uuid'];
+
+										$database->app_name = 'bridges';
+										$database->app_uuid = 'a6a7c4c5-340a-43ce-bcbc-2ed9bab8659d';
+										$database->delete($array);
+										unset($array);
 									}
 								}
 								unset($bridges);