diff --git a/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js b/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js
index fc3f38dc25..9e7c94877e 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/actions/chronograf.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export const syncUser = (staleUser, syncedUser) => ({
   },
 })
 
-export const deleteUser = user => ({
-  type: 'CHRONOGRAF_DELETE_USER',
+export const removeUser = user => ({
+  type: 'CHRONOGRAF_REMOVE_USER',
   payload: {
     user,
   },
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ export const createUserAsync = (url, user) => async dispatch => {
     dispatch(syncUser(user, data))
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(errorThrown(error))
-    dispatch(deleteUser(user))
+    dispatch(removeUser(user))
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/reducers/chronograf.js b/ui/src/admin/reducers/chronograf.js
index 91628dac47..3bebbda1f6 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/reducers/chronograf.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/reducers/chronograf.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const adminChronograf = (state = initialState, action) => {
       }
     }
 
-    case 'CHRONOGRAF_DELETE_USER': {
+    case 'CHRONOGRAF_REMOVE_USER': {
       const {user} = action.payload
       return {
         ...state,