diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 7e8194cb..bc04d80b 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -897,7 +897,10 @@ DataAccessObject.remove = DataAccessObject.deleteAll = DataAccessObject.destroyA
  * @param {Function} cb Callback called with (err)
  */
 
-DataAccessObject.removeById = DataAccessObject.deleteById = DataAccessObject.destroyById = function deleteById(id, cb) {
+// [FIXME] rfeng: This is a hack to set up 'deleteById' first so that
+// 'deleteById' will be used as the name for strong-remoting to keep it backward
+// compatible for angular SDK
+DataAccessObject.removeById = DataAccessObject.destroyById = DataAccessObject.deleteById = function deleteById(id, cb) {
       if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
       var Model = this;