The DEL1 mutator inb Saccharomyces cerevisiae leads to the formation of deletions adjacent to itself (Liebman et al. 1979). Here we show that the frequency of these DEL1-promoted deletions is not altered by the presence of the recombination-deficient mutation, rad52-l. This indicates that generalized recombination is not required for the formation of deletions in DEL1 yeast strains.