diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dfda3f905..4757642d9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 1. [15777](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15777): Fix long startup when running 'influx help'
 1. [15731](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15731): Ensure array cursor iterator stats accumulate all cursor stats
-1. [15766](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15766): Reset delete with predicate state after submission
 
 ## v2.0.0-alpha.19 [2019-10-30]
 
diff --git a/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts b/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts
index 945511c006..97f7f538a3 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts
+++ b/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,54 @@ describe('Buckets', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('delete with predicate', () => {
+  // skipping until feature flag feature is removed for deleteWithPredicate
+  describe.skip('should alphabetize buckets in dropdown', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get<Organization>('@org').then(({id, name}) => {
+        cy.createBucket(id, name, 'Funky Town').then(() => {
+          cy.createBucket(id, name, 'ABC').then(() => {
+            cy.createBucket(id, name, 'Jimmy Mack')
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('alphabetizes buckets', () => {
+      cy.getByTestID('bucket-delete-task')
+        .first()
+        .click()
+        .then(() => {
+          cy.getByTestID('dropdown--button')
+            .contains('ABC')
+            .click()
+            .then(() => {
+              // get the bucket list
+              cy.get('.cf-dropdown-item--children')
+                .should('have.length', 6)
+                .then(el => {
+                  const results = []
+                  // output in an array
+                  el.text((index, currentContent) => {
+                    results[index] = currentContent
+                  })
+                  const expectedOrder = [
+                    'ABC',
+                    'defbuck',
+                    'Funky Town',
+                    'Jimmy Mack',
+                    '_tasks',
+                    '_monitoring',
+                  ]
+                  // check the order
+                  expect(results).to.deep.equal(expectedOrder)
+                })
+            })
+        })
+    })
+  })
+
+  // skipping until feature flag feature is removed for deleteWithPredicate
+  describe.skip('delete with predicate', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       cy.getByTestID('bucket-delete-task').click()
       cy.getByTestID('overlay--container').should('have.length', 1)
diff --git a/ui/cypress/e2e/explorer.test.ts b/ui/cypress/e2e/explorer.test.ts
index 3dce59f4da..986b47ad21 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/e2e/explorer.test.ts
+++ b/ui/cypress/e2e/explorer.test.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ describe('DataExplorer', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('delete with predicate', () => {
+  // skipping until feature flag feature is removed for deleteWithPredicate
+  describe.skip('delete with predicate', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       cy.getByTestID('delete-data-predicate').click()
       cy.getByTestID('overlay--container').should('have.length', 1)
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketCard.tsx b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketCard.tsx
index 959864c729..d221564a36 100644
--- a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketCard.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import BucketContextMenu from 'src/buckets/components/BucketContextMenu'
 import BucketAddDataButton from 'src/buckets/components/BucketAddDataButton'
+import {FeatureFlag} from 'src/shared/utils/featureFlag'
 
 // Constants
 import {isSystemBucket} from 'src/buckets/constants/index'
@@ -114,12 +115,14 @@ class BucketRow extends PureComponent<Props & WithRouterProps> {
             size={ComponentSize.ExtraSmall}
             onClick={this.handleRenameBucket}
           />
-          <Button
-            text="Delete Data By Filter"
-            testID="bucket-delete-task"
-            size={ComponentSize.ExtraSmall}
-            onClick={this.handleDeleteData}
-          />
+          <FeatureFlag name="deleteWithPredicate">
+            <Button
+              text="Delete Data By Filter"
+              testID="bucket-delete-task"
+              size={ComponentSize.ExtraSmall}
+              onClick={this.handleDeleteData}
+            />
+          </FeatureFlag>
         </FlexBox>
       )
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/selectors/index.test.ts b/ui/src/buckets/selectors/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13bf16cbb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/selectors/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+// Funcs
+import {isSystemBucket, getSortedBucketNames, SYSTEM} from './index'
+
+// Types
+import {Bucket} from 'src/types'
+
+describe('Bucket Selector', () => {
+  it('should return true when a default bucket is passed', () => {
+    expect(isSystemBucket(SYSTEM)).toEqual(true)
+  })
+  it('should return false when no default bucket is passed', () => {
+    expect(isSystemBucket(`_${SYSTEM}`)).toEqual(false)
+    expect(isSystemBucket(`naming_${SYSTEM}`)).toEqual(false)
+    expect(isSystemBucket('SYSTEM')).toEqual(false)
+  })
+  it('should sort the bucket names alphabetically', () => {
+    const buckets: Bucket[] = [
+      {
+        id: '7902bd683453c00c',
+        orgID: 'e483753c9bdb47bf',
+        type: 'user',
+        name: 'alpha',
+        retentionRules: [],
+        createdAt: '2019-11-05T08:57:54.459819-08:00',
+        updatedAt: '2019-11-05T08:58:09.593805-08:00',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/7902bd683453c00c/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/7902bd683453c00c/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/7902bd683453c00c/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/e483753c9bdb47bf',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/7902bd683453c00c/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/7902bd683453c00c',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=e483753c9bdb47bf&bucket=7902bd683453c00c',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: '7f44462ac794c7c1',
+        orgID: 'e483753c9bdb47bf',
+        type: 'user',
+        name: 'bucket1',
+        retentionRules: [],
+        createdAt: '2019-10-15T11:10:27.970567-07:00',
+        updatedAt: '2019-10-15T11:10:27.970567-07:00',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/7f44462ac794c7c1/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/7f44462ac794c7c1/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/7f44462ac794c7c1/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/e483753c9bdb47bf',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/7f44462ac794c7c1/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/7f44462ac794c7c1',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=e483753c9bdb47bf&bucket=7f44462ac794c7c1',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'a8fee6b433c16f86',
+        orgID: 'e483753c9bdb47bf',
+        type: 'user',
+        name: 'zebra',
+        retentionRules: [],
+        createdAt: '2019-11-05T08:57:59.280485-08:00',
+        updatedAt: '2019-11-05T08:57:59.280486-08:00',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/a8fee6b433c16f86/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/a8fee6b433c16f86/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/a8fee6b433c16f86/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/e483753c9bdb47bf',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/a8fee6b433c16f86/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/a8fee6b433c16f86',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=e483753c9bdb47bf&bucket=a8fee6b433c16f86',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'adbb0107da2d7d38',
+        orgID: 'e483753c9bdb47bf',
+        type: 'user',
+        name: 'buck2',
+        retentionRules: [],
+        createdAt: '2019-10-18T14:05:24.838291-07:00',
+        updatedAt: '2019-10-18T14:05:24.838292-07:00',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/adbb0107da2d7d38/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/adbb0107da2d7d38/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/adbb0107da2d7d38/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/e483753c9bdb47bf',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/adbb0107da2d7d38/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/adbb0107da2d7d38',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=e483753c9bdb47bf&bucket=adbb0107da2d7d38',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'e2871ad8f92e752a',
+        orgID: 'e483753c9bdb47bf',
+        type: 'user',
+        name: 'disco inferno',
+        retentionRules: [],
+        createdAt: '2019-11-05T08:58:16.873502-08:00',
+        updatedAt: '2019-11-05T08:58:16.873502-08:00',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/e2871ad8f92e752a/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/e2871ad8f92e752a/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/e2871ad8f92e752a/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/e483753c9bdb47bf',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/e2871ad8f92e752a/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/e2871ad8f92e752a',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=e483753c9bdb47bf&bucket=e2871ad8f92e752a',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: '000000000000000a',
+        type: 'system',
+        description: 'System bucket for task logs',
+        name: '_tasks',
+        retentionRules: [
+          {
+            type: 'expire',
+            everySeconds: 259200,
+          },
+        ],
+        createdAt: '0001-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+        updatedAt: '0001-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000a/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000a/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000a/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000a/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000a',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=&bucket=000000000000000a',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: '000000000000000b',
+        type: 'system',
+        description: 'System bucket for monitoring logs',
+        name: '_monitoring',
+        retentionRules: [
+          {
+            type: 'expire',
+            everySeconds: 604800,
+          },
+        ],
+        createdAt: '0001-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+        updatedAt: '0001-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+        links: {
+          labels: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000b/labels',
+          logs: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000b/logs',
+          members: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000b/members',
+          org: '/api/v2/orgs/',
+          owners: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000b/owners',
+          self: '/api/v2/buckets/000000000000000b',
+          write: '/api/v2/write?org=&bucket=000000000000000b',
+        },
+        labels: [],
+      },
+    ]
+
+    const results = getSortedBucketNames(buckets)
+    const expectedResult = [
+      'alpha',
+      'buck2',
+      'bucket1',
+      'disco inferno',
+      'zebra',
+      '_monitoring',
+      '_tasks',
+    ]
+    expect(results).toEqual(expectedResult)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/selectors/index.ts b/ui/src/buckets/selectors/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b1956609e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/selectors/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Types
+import {Bucket} from 'src/types'
+
+export const SYSTEM = 'system'
+
+export const isSystemBucket = (type: string): boolean => type === SYSTEM
+
+export const getSortedBucketNames = (buckets: Bucket[]) =>
+  buckets
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      const firstBucket = `${a.name}`.toLowerCase()
+      const secondBucket = `${b.name}`.toLowerCase()
+      if (firstBucket === secondBucket) {
+        return 0
+      }
+      if (isSystemBucket(a.type)) {
+        // ensures that the default system types are the last buckets
+        return 1
+      }
+      if (isSystemBucket(b.type)) {
+        // ensures that the default system types are the last buckets
+        return -1
+      }
+      if (firstBucket < secondBucket) {
+        return -1
+      }
+      if (firstBucket > secondBucket) {
+        return 1
+      }
+      return 0
+    })
+    .map(bucket => bucket.name)
diff --git a/ui/src/dataExplorer/components/DeleteDataButton.tsx b/ui/src/dataExplorer/components/DeleteDataButton.tsx
index 75a067cdac..8c781f44c4 100644
--- a/ui/src/dataExplorer/components/DeleteDataButton.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/dataExplorer/components/DeleteDataButton.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {withRouter, WithRouterProps} from 'react-router'
 
 // Components
 import {Button} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {FeatureFlag} from 'src/shared/utils/featureFlag'
 
 const DeleteDataButton: FunctionComponent<WithRouterProps> = ({
   location: {pathname},
@@ -12,12 +13,14 @@ const DeleteDataButton: FunctionComponent<WithRouterProps> = ({
   const onClick = () => router.push(`${pathname}/delete-data`)
 
   return (
-    <Button
-      testID="delete-data-predicate"
-      text="Delete Data"
-      onClick={onClick}
-      titleText="Filter and mark data for deletion"
-    />
+    <FeatureFlag name="deleteWithPredicate">
+      <Button
+        testID="delete-data-predicate"
+        text="Delete Data"
+        onClick={onClick}
+        titleText="Filter and mark data for deletion"
+      />
+    </FeatureFlag>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/DeleteDataForm/BucketsDropdown.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/DeleteDataForm/BucketsDropdown.tsx
index 8e5cdd9392..cea57559fb 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/DeleteDataForm/BucketsDropdown.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/DeleteDataForm/BucketsDropdown.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import {connect} from 'react-redux'
 import {SelectDropdown} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 
 // Types
-import {AppState, Bucket} from 'src/types'
+import {AppState} from 'src/types'
+
+// Selectors
+import {getSortedBucketNames} from 'src/buckets/selectors/index'
 
 interface StateProps {
-  buckets: Bucket[]
+  bucketNames: string[]
 }
 
 interface OwnProps {
@@ -18,11 +21,10 @@ interface OwnProps {
 type Props = StateProps & OwnProps
 
 const BucketsDropdown: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
-  buckets,
+  bucketNames,
   bucketName,
   onSetBucketName,
 }) => {
-  const bucketNames = buckets.map(bucket => bucket.name)
   return (
     <SelectDropdown
       options={bucketNames}
@@ -32,8 +34,12 @@ const BucketsDropdown: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   )
 }
 
-const mstp = (state: AppState): StateProps => ({
-  buckets: state.buckets.list,
-})
+const mstp = (state: AppState): StateProps => {
+  // map names and sort via a selector
+  const buckets = getSortedBucketNames(state.buckets.list)
+  return {
+    bucketNames: buckets,
+  }
+}
 
 export default connect<StateProps, {}, OwnProps>(mstp)(BucketsDropdown)