diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts
index 96036bd6ad451b3aa913b000634815854e09e05a..b2840faac3c28cdf7fac0a43dd3419ef1894817a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class DeleteOperation implements IFileOperation {
 		}
 
 		let contents: VSBuffer | undefined;
-		if (!this._undoesCreateOperation) {
+		if (!this._undoesCreateOperation && !this.options.folder) {
 			try {
 				contents = (await this._fileService.readFile(this.oldUri)).value;
 			} catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
index cf72ca8e11c643826abf4cd570d4e69c528c2e92..ae951190e2b0048b3c2b1e93039c98f42a63bee1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ async function deleteFiles(explorerService: IExplorerService, bulkEditService: I
 
 	// Call function
 	try {
-		const resourceFileEdits = distinctElements.map(e => new ResourceFileEdit(e.resource, undefined, { recursive: true }));
+		const resourceFileEdits = distinctElements.map(e => new ResourceFileEdit(e.resource, undefined, { recursive: true, folder: e.isDirectory }));
 		// TODO@Isidor respect the useTrash parameter
 		await bulkEditService.apply(resourceFileEdits, {
 			undoRedoSource: explorerService.undoRedoSource,