diff --git a/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go b/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
index 3dfb575..78977ff 100644
--- a/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
+++ b/backend/internal/web/handlers_tasks.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TaskDeleteHandler(deps TasksDeps) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if r.Header.Get("HX-Request") == "true" {
 			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
 			// Return empty zone div so HTMX removes the card from the DOM (TASK-06).
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, `<div id="task-%s" class="task-card-zone"></div>`, task.ID.String())
+			_ = templates.TaskCardGone(task.ID).Render(r.Context(), w)
 			return
 		}
 		http.Redirect(w, r, "/tablos/"+tablo.ID.String(), http.StatusSeeOther)
diff --git a/backend/templates/tasks.templ b/backend/templates/tasks.templ
index 158ad5e..59cc3ff 100644
--- a/backend/templates/tasks.templ
+++ b/backend/templates/tasks.templ
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ templ AddTaskTrigger(tabloID uuid.UUID, status sqlc.TaskStatus, csrfToken string
 	>+ Add task</button>
 }
 
+// TaskCardGone renders an empty zone div with the task's id so HTMX outerHTML
+// swap removes the card from the DOM after a successful delete (TASK-06).
+templ TaskCardGone(taskID uuid.UUID) {
+	<div id={ "task-" + taskID.String() } class="task-card-zone"></div>
+}
+
 // TaskCardOOB renders a new TaskCard AND an OOB swap that resets the add-task
 // slot to AddTaskTrigger. Used by TaskCreateHandler to perform both operations
 // in a single HTMX response.