diff --git a/core/modules/node/content_types.inc b/core/modules/node/content_types.inc
index 9073379c592..6bb7969fa4c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/content_types.inc
+++ b/core/modules/node/content_types.inc
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ function node_type_delete_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   variable_del('node_preview_' . $form_state['values']['type']);
   $t_args = array('%name' => $form_state['values']['name']);
   drupal_set_message(t('The content type %name has been deleted.', $t_args));
-  watchdog('menu', 'Deleted content type %name.', $t_args, WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
+  watchdog('node', 'Deleted content type %name.', $t_args, WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
 
   node_types_rebuild();
   menu_router_rebuild();