Direct selection path tool deletes entire path

Need to delete part of a path, but when I select the points I want to delete (or a line between two points) with the Direct Selection tool (not Path Selection) and hit "delete" the entire path deletes!
This appears to be a new CS5 default on my copy.
Any thoughts?

Thanks, layer needed to be selected. Don't recall this being an issue in CS3.
Is this a new "feature" ;-)

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