diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 5d70df9fb..36ad4213c 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
     statuses.include?(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE) && !statuses.include?(DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE)
   end
 
-  # public api
+  # depricated not used, not valid
   def update_prohibited?
     pending_update_prohibited? && pending_delete_prohibited?
   end
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def pending_update_prohibited?
     (statuses_was & [
+        DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE_CONFIRMATION,
       DomainStatus::CLIENT_UPDATE_PROHIBITED,
       DomainStatus::SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_CREATE,
diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index 0de548255..2aabbc9f6 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
   end
 
   ### ABILITIES ###
+
+  # depricated -- this is redundant TODO: try to remove
   def can_be_deleted?
     begin
       errors.add(:base, :domain_status_prohibits_operation)
@@ -784,6 +786,7 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
 
   def transferrable?
     (statuses & [
+        DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE_CONFIRMATION,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_CREATE,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE,