diff --git a/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js b/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js
index 294b46218..c19af2101 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export const updateUserAsync = (user, updatedUser) => async dispatch => {
 export const deleteUserAsync = user => async dispatch => {
   dispatch(removeUser(user))
   try {
-    await deleteUserAJAX(user.links.self)
+    await deleteUserAJAX(user)
     dispatch(
       publishAutoDismissingNotification(
         'success',
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const renameOrganizationAsync = (
 export const deleteOrganizationAsync = organization => async dispatch => {
   dispatch(removeOrganization(organization))
   try {
-    await deleteOrganizationAJAX(organization.links.self)
+    await deleteOrganizationAJAX(organization)
     dispatch(
       publishAutoDismissingNotification(
         'success',
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/apis/chronograf.js b/ui/src/admin/apis/chronograf.js
index 47ceb02ad..ea6a1980b 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/apis/chronograf.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/apis/chronograf.js
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ export const updateUser = async updatedUserWithRolesOnly => {
   }
 }
 
-export const deleteUser = async url => {
+export const deleteUser = async user => {
   try {
     return await AJAX({
       method: 'DELETE',
-      url,
+      url: user.links.self,
     })
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error)
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ export const renameOrganization = async organization => {
   }
 }
 
-export const deleteOrganization = async url => {
+export const deleteOrganization = async organization => {
   try {
     return await AJAX({
       method: 'DELETE',
-      url,
+      url: organization.links.self,
     })
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error)