diff --git a/src/tools/note-tools.ts b/src/tools/note-tools.ts
index f194fc0..caa0786 100644
--- a/src/tools/note-tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/note-tools.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class NoteTools {
 				const existingFile = PathUtils.resolveFile(this.app, normalizedPath);
 				/* istanbul ignore next */
 				if (existingFile) {
-					await this.vault.delete(existingFile);
+					await this.fileManager.trashFile(existingFile);
 				}
 			} else if (onConflict === 'rename') {
 				// Generate a unique name
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ export class NoteTools {
 				await this.vault.trash(file, true);
 				destination = `.trash/${file.name}`;
 			} else {
-				// Permanent deletion
-				await this.vault.delete(file);
+				// Delete using user's preferred trash settings (system trash or .trash/ folder)
+				await this.fileManager.trashFile(file);
 			}
 
 			const result: DeleteNoteResult = {
diff --git a/tests/note-tools.test.ts b/tests/note-tools.test.ts
index 73c7e60..42cdfca 100644
--- a/tests/note-tools.test.ts
+++ b/tests/note-tools.test.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('NoteTools', () => {
 
 			(PathUtils.fileExists as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
 			(PathUtils.resolveFile as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockFile);
-			mockVault.delete = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			mockFileManager.trashFile = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 			mockVault.create = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockFile);
 			(PathUtils.folderExists as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(false);
 			(PathUtils.getParentPath as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue('');
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('NoteTools', () => {
 			const result = await noteTools.createNote('test.md', 'content', false, 'overwrite');
 
 			expect(result.isError).toBeUndefined();
-			expect(mockVault.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockFile);
+			expect(mockFileManager.trashFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockFile);
 			expect(mockVault.create).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ describe('NoteTools', () => {
 			const mockFile = createMockTFile('test.md');
 
 			(PathUtils.resolveFile as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockFile);
-			mockVault.delete = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			mockFileManager.trashFile = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
 			const result = await noteTools.deleteNote('test.md', false, false);
 
 			expect(result.isError).toBeUndefined();
-			expect(mockVault.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockFile);
+			expect(mockFileManager.trashFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockFile);
 			const parsed = JSON.parse(result.content[0].text);
 			expect(parsed.deleted).toBe(true);
 			expect(parsed.soft).toBe(false);