diff --git a/libs/MeshKernel/src/Polygon.cpp b/libs/MeshKernel/src/Polygon.cpp
index 43f05856c..71af2d8f2 100644
--- a/libs/MeshKernel/src/Polygon.cpp
+++ b/libs/MeshKernel/src/Polygon.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ void meshkernel::Polygon::Initialise()
         throw ConstraintError("Polygon nodes contains invalid nodes");
     }
 
-    if (m_projection == Projection::spherical)
-    {
-        // TODO SHould this be called for spherical accurate too?
-        TranslateSphericalCoordinates(m_nodes);
-    }
-
     m_boundingBox.Reset(m_nodes);
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ bool meshkernel::Polygon::ContainsCartesianOrSpherical(const Point& point) const
 
     for (size_t n = 0; n < m_nodes.size() - 1; n++)
     {
-        const auto crossProductValue = crossProduct(m_nodes[n], m_nodes[n + 1], m_nodes[n], point, m_projection);
+        const auto crossProductValue = crossProduct(m_nodes[n], m_nodes[n + 1], m_nodes[n], point, Projection::cartesian);
 
         if (IsEqual(crossProductValue, 0.0))
         {
@@ -180,6 +174,10 @@ bool meshkernel::Polygon::ContainsSphericalAccurate(const Point& point) const
 
 bool meshkernel::Polygon::Contains(const Point& pnt) const
 {
+    if (pnt.x > -1.8)
+    {
+        std::cout << "debug" << std::endl;
+    }
 
     if (!pnt.IsValid())
     {
diff --git a/libs/MeshKernel/tests/src/Mesh2DTest.cpp b/libs/MeshKernel/tests/src/Mesh2DTest.cpp
index b54483cd8..6a52d89ff 100644
--- a/libs/MeshKernel/tests/src/Mesh2DTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/MeshKernel/tests/src/Mesh2DTest.cpp
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ TEST(Mesh2D, DeleteMesh_WhenFacesAreIntersectedSpherical_ShouldNotDeleteFaces)
     // Prepare
     const auto mesh = MakeRectangularMeshForTesting(4, 4, 3, 3, meshkernel::Projection::spherical, meshkernel::Point{0, 0});
 
-    // a polygon including all nodes of a face, but also intersecting
+    // a polygon including all nodes of a face, but also intersecting one
     std::vector<meshkernel::Point> polygonNodes{
         {1.87622950819672, -0.299180327868853},
         {1.86885245901639, 0.187704918032786},
@@ -1012,3 +1012,30 @@ TEST(Mesh2D, DeleteMesh_WhenFacesAreIntersectedSpherical_ShouldNotDeleteFaces)
     // Assert
     EXPECT_EQ(mesh->GetNumFaces(), 9);
 }
+
+TEST(Mesh2D, DeleteMesh_WithLargeSphericalPolygon_ShouldDeleteInnerMeshFaces)
+{
+    // Prepare
+    const auto mesh = MakeRectangularMeshForTesting(4,
+                                                    4,
+                                                    2.0,
+                                                    2.0,
+                                                    meshkernel::Projection::spherical,
+                                                    meshkernel::Point{-3.0, 48.5});
+
+    // a large polygon
+    std::vector<meshkernel::Point> polygonNodes{
+        {-2.29490103397341, 50.0126381093058},
+        {179.33620776839, 50.3853885542098},
+        {180.05965832319, -3.87340305583453},
+        {-2.24988148655834, -3.14995250103394},
+        {-2.29490103397341, 50.0126381093058}};
+
+    auto polygon = meshkernel::Polygons(polygonNodes, meshkernel::Projection::spherical);
+
+    // Execute
+    mesh->DeleteMesh(polygon, 0, false);
+
+    // Assert
+    EXPECT_EQ(mesh->GetNumFaces(), 7);
+}