diff --git a/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/base_config.js b/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/base_config.js
index 20a51cb94a..eae7313e70 100644
--- a/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/base_config.js
+++ b/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/base_config.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class BaseConfig {
   }
 
   _genericThunkAction (type, options = {}) {
+    const { TYPES } = BaseConfig;
     const apiCall = this._apiCallForType(type);
 
     return (...args) => {
@@ -172,7 +173,13 @@ class BaseConfig {
 
         return apiCall(...args)
           .then((response) => {
-            const thunk = this._genericSuccess(type);
+            let thunk = this._genericSuccess(type);
+            if (type === TYPES.DESTROY) {
+              // Destroy is a special case in which the API does not return an
+              // object, so we need to generate a thunk that stores the entity
+              // ID for removal from the entity store.
+              thunk = this._destroySuccess(...args);
+            }
 
             dispatch(this.successAction(response, thunk));
 
@@ -227,6 +234,19 @@ class BaseConfig {
     };
   }
 
+  _destroySuccess (entity) {
+    const { actionTypes } = this;
+
+    return () => {
+      // No data should be returned from a DELETE API call, and instead the
+      // payload should be the ID of the entity deleted.
+      return {
+        type: actionTypes.DESTROY_SUCCESS,
+        payload: { data: entity.id },
+      };
+    };
+  }
+
   _genericFailure (type) {
     const { actionTypes } = this;
 
diff --git a/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config.tests.js b/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config.tests.js
index d0aca6f3ef..07df2ff7b5 100644
--- a/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config.tests.js
+++ b/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config.tests.js
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ describe('ReduxConfig - class', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      describe('#destroySuccess', () => {
-        it('sets the data in the payload', () => {
-          const data = { id: 1, name: 'Mike' };
+      describe('#_destroySuccess', () => {
+        it('sets the data in the request', () => {
+          const data = { id: 1 };
 
-          expect(actions.destroySuccess(data)).toEqual({
+          expect(config._destroySuccess(data)()).toEqual({
             type: 'users_DESTROY_SUCCESS',
-            payload: { data },
+            payload: { data: data.id },
           });
         });
       });
diff --git a/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config_thunks.tests.js b/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config_thunks.tests.js
index 4a269d6c37..ea63c00462 100644
--- a/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config_thunks.tests.js
+++ b/frontend/redux/nodes/entities/base/config_thunks.tests.js
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ describe('ReduxConfig - thunks', () => {
         schema: schemas.USERS,
       });
       const mockStore = reduxMockStore(store);
+      beforeEach(() => { mockStore.clearActions(); });
+      const params = { id: 1 };
 
       it('calls the destroyFunc', () => {
-        const params = { id: 1 };
-
         return mockStore.dispatch(config.actions.destroy(params))
         .then(() => {
           expect(destroyFunc).toHaveBeenCalledWith(params);
@@ -145,14 +145,13 @@ describe('ReduxConfig - thunks', () => {
       });
 
       it('dispatches the correct actions', () => {
-        return mockStore.dispatch(config.actions.destroy())
+        return mockStore.dispatch(config.actions.destroy(params))
           .then(() => {
             const dispatchedActions = mockStore.getActions();
-            const dispatchedActionTypes = dispatchedActions.map((action) => { return action.type; });
-
-            expect(dispatchedActionTypes).toInclude('users_DESTROY_REQUEST');
-            expect(dispatchedActionTypes).toInclude('users_DESTROY_SUCCESS');
-            expect(dispatchedActionTypes).toNotInclude('users_DESTROY_FAILURE');
+            expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([
+              { type: 'users_DESTROY_REQUEST' },
+              { type: 'users_DESTROY_SUCCESS', payload: { data: params.id } },
+            ]);
           });
       });
     });
@@ -438,4 +437,3 @@ describe('ReduxConfig - thunks', () => {
     });
   });
 });
-