diff --git a/cake/libs/model/behaviors/tree.php b/cake/libs/model/behaviors/tree.php
index e008ff288..a1c06b52a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/behaviors/tree.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/behaviors/tree.php
@@ -649,9 +649,10 @@ class TreeBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 
 		if ($node[$right] == $node[$left] + 1) {
 			if ($delete) {
-				$model->delete();
+				return $model->delete($id);
 			} else {
-				return false;
+				$model->id = $id;
+				return $model->saveField($parent, null);
 			}
 		} elseif ($node[$parent]) {
 			list($parentNode) = array_values($model->find('first', array(
@@ -907,5 +908,4 @@ class TreeBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 		$model->recursive = $modelRecursive;
 	}
 }
-
-?>
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/tree.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/tree.test.php
index d419b915b..51f0020db 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/tree.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/tree.test.php
@@ -948,6 +948,39 @@ class NumberTreeCase extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertIdentical($validTree, true);
 	}
 /**
+ * testRemoveNoChildren method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+	function testRemoveNoChildren() {
+		$this->NumberTree =& new NumberTree();
+		$this->NumberTree->initialize(2, 2);
+		$initialCount = $this->NumberTree->find('count');
+
+		$result = $this->NumberTree->findByName('1.1.1');
+		$this->NumberTree->removeFromTree($result['NumberTree']['id']);
+
+		$laterCount = $this->NumberTree->find('count');
+		$this->assertEqual($initialCount, $laterCount);
+
+		$nodes = $this->NumberTree->find('list', array('order' => 'lft'));
+		$expects = array(
+			1 => '1. Root',
+			2 => '1.1',
+			4 => '1.1.2',
+			5 => '1.2',
+			6 => '1.2.1',
+			7 => '1.2.2',
+			3 => '1.1.1',
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEqual($nodes, $expects);
+
+		$validTree = $this->NumberTree->verify();
+		$this->assertIdentical($validTree, true);
+	}
+/**
  * testRemoveAndDelete method
  *
  * @access public
@@ -978,6 +1011,38 @@ class NumberTreeCase extends CakeTestCase {
 		$validTree = $this->NumberTree->verify();
 		$this->assertIdentical($validTree, true);
 	}
+/**
+ * testRemoveAndDeleteNoChildren method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+	function testRemoveAndDeleteNoChildren() {
+		$this->NumberTree =& new NumberTree();
+		$this->NumberTree->initialize(2, 2);
+		$initialCount = $this->NumberTree->find('count');
+
+		$result = $this->NumberTree->findByName('1.1.1');
+		$this->NumberTree->removeFromTree($result['NumberTree']['id'], true);
+
+		$laterCount = $this->NumberTree->find('count');
+		$this->assertEqual($initialCount - 1, $laterCount);
+
+		$nodes = $this->NumberTree->find('list', array('order' => 'lft'));
+		$expects = array(
+			1 => '1. Root',
+			2 => '1.1',
+			4 => '1.1.2',
+			5 => '1.2',
+			6 => '1.2.1',
+			7 => '1.2.2',
+		);
+		$this->assertEqual($nodes, $expects);
+
+		$validTree = $this->NumberTree->verify();
+		$this->assertIdentical($validTree, true);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testChildren method
  *