diff --git a/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
index 264a6c48..ea190cea 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/remove_predecessor.js.rjs
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ if @removed
     :todo => @predecessor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
  
   # update display if pending->active
-  if @successor.state == 'active'
+  if @successor.active?
       page[@successor].remove unless source_view_is_one_of(:todo, :context)
       page.insert_html :bottom, item_container_id(@successor), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { 
         :todo => @successor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
       page.visual_effect :highlight, dom_id(@successor, 'line'), {'startcolor' => "'#99ff99'"}
   end
+  
+  # update display if pending->deferred
+  if @successor.deferred?
+      page.replace dom_id(@successor), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { 
+        :todo => @successor, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+  end
 
   page << "TodoBehavior.enableToggleNotes()"
   page << "TodoBehavior.enableToggleSuccessors()"