diff --git a/hyphae/hyphae.go b/hyphae/hyphae.go
index a260019..b8d8f14 100644
--- a/hyphae/hyphae.go
+++ b/hyphae/hyphae.go
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ type Hypha struct {
 	BinaryPath string // == "" => no attachment
 }
 
+func (h *Hypha) CanonicalName() string {
+	return h.Name
+}
+
+func (h *Hypha) Kind() HyphaKind {
+	if !h.Exists {
+		return HyphaEmpty
+	}
+	if h.HasAttachment() {
+		return HyphaMedia
+	}
+	return HyphaText
+}
+
+func (h *Hypha) HasTextPart() bool {
+	return h.TextPath != ""
+}
+
 // TextPartPath returns rooted path to the file where the text part should be.
 func (h *Hypha) TextPartPath() string {
 	if h.TextPath == "" {
@@ -103,16 +121,6 @@ func (h *Hypha) InsertIfNew() (justRecorded bool) {
 	return false
 }
 
-// Delete removes a hypha from the storage.
-func (h *Hypha) Delete() {
-	byNamesMutex.Lock()
-	h.Lock()
-	delete(byNames, h.Name)
-	decrementCount()
-	byNamesMutex.Unlock()
-	h.Unlock()
-}
-
 // RenameTo renames a hypha and performs respective changes in the storage.
 func (h *Hypha) RenameTo(newName string) {
 	byNamesMutex.Lock()
diff --git a/hyphae/interface.go b/hyphae/interface.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a81673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyphae/interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package hyphae
+
+import "sync"
+
+type HyphaKind int
+
+const (
+	HyphaEmpty HyphaKind = iota
+	HyphaText
+	HyphaMedia
+)
+
+// Hypher is a temporary name for this interface. The name will become Hypha, once the struct with the said name is deprecated for good.
+type Hypher interface {
+	sync.Locker
+
+	CanonicalName() string
+	Kind() HyphaKind
+
+	HasTextPart() bool
+	TextPartPath() string
+}
+
+// DeleteHypha deletes the hypha from the storage.
+func DeleteHypha(h Hypher) {
+	byNamesMutex.Lock()
+	h.Lock()
+	delete(byNames, h.CanonicalName())
+	decrementCount()
+	byNamesMutex.Unlock()
+	h.Unlock()
+}
diff --git a/shroom/delete.go b/shroom/delete.go
index 2f3d5a8..37b538b 100644
--- a/shroom/delete.go
+++ b/shroom/delete.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func DeleteHypha(u *user.User, h *hyphae.Hypha, lc *l18n.Localizer) (hop *histor
 		Apply()
 	if !hop.HasErrors() {
 		backlinks.UpdateBacklinksAfterDelete(h, originalText)
-		h.Delete()
+		hyphae.DeleteHypha(h)
 	}
 	return hop, ""
 }
diff --git a/shroom/unattach.go b/shroom/unattach.go
index 02bd9a7..41452ba 100644
--- a/shroom/unattach.go
+++ b/shroom/unattach.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func UnattachHypha(u *user.User, h *hyphae.Hypha, lc *l18n.Localizer) (hop *hist
 	}
 	// If nothing is left of the hypha
 	if h.TextPath == "" {
-		h.Delete()
+		hyphae.DeleteHypha(h)
 	}
 	return hop, ""
 }