diff --git a/app/slackimport.go b/app/slackimport.go
index 143278d939..135333ead1 100644
--- a/app/slackimport.go
+++ b/app/slackimport.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (a *App) SlackAddChannels(teamId string, slackchannels []SlackChannel, post
 		if mChannel, err = a.Srv.Store.Channel().GetByName(teamId, sChannel.Name, true); err == nil {
 			// The channel already exists as an active channel. Merge with the existing one.
 			importerLog.WriteString(utils.T("api.slackimport.slack_add_channels.merge", map[string]interface{}{"DisplayName": newChannel.DisplayName}))
-		} else if result := <-a.Srv.Store.Channel().GetDeletedByName(teamId, sChannel.Name); result.Err == nil {
+		} else if _, err := a.Srv.Store.Channel().GetDeletedByName(teamId, sChannel.Name); err == nil {
 			// The channel already exists but has been deleted. Generate a random string for the handle instead.
 			newChannel.Name = model.NewId()
 			newChannel = SlackSanitiseChannelProperties(newChannel)
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
index a3c126e6fe..5d194bf0c2 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
@@ -1231,21 +1231,17 @@ func (s SqlChannelStore) getByName(teamId string, name string, includeDeleted bo
 	return &channel, nil
 }
 
-func (s SqlChannelStore) GetDeletedByName(teamId string, name string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		channel := model.Channel{}
+func (s SqlChannelStore) GetDeletedByName(teamId string, name string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError) {
+	channel := model.Channel{}
 
-		if err := s.GetReplica().SelectOne(&channel, "SELECT * FROM Channels WHERE (TeamId = :TeamId OR TeamId = '') AND Name = :Name AND DeleteAt != 0", map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": teamId, "Name": name}); err != nil {
-			if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-				result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.GetDeletedByName", "store.sql_channel.get_deleted_by_name.missing.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", "+"name="+name+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
-				return
-			}
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.GetDeletedByName", "store.sql_channel.get_deleted_by_name.existing.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", "+"name="+name+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
+	if err := s.GetReplica().SelectOne(&channel, "SELECT * FROM Channels WHERE (TeamId = :TeamId OR TeamId = '') AND Name = :Name AND DeleteAt != 0", map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": teamId, "Name": name}); err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.GetDeletedByName", "store.sql_channel.get_deleted_by_name.missing.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", "+"name="+name+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
 		}
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.GetDeletedByName", "store.sql_channel.get_deleted_by_name.existing.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", "+"name="+name+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
 
-		result.Data = &channel
-	})
+	return &channel, nil
 }
 
 func (s SqlChannelStore) GetDeleted(teamId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 90cc7ee890..4b08a850fc 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ type ChannelStore interface {
 	GetByName(team_id string, name string, allowFromCache bool) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError)
 	GetByNames(team_id string, names []string, allowFromCache bool) ([]*model.Channel, *model.AppError)
 	GetByNameIncludeDeleted(team_id string, name string, allowFromCache bool) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError)
-	GetDeletedByName(team_id string, name string) StoreChannel
+	GetDeletedByName(team_id string, name string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError)
 	GetDeleted(team_id string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError)
 	GetChannels(teamId string, userId string, includeDeleted bool) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError)
 	GetAllChannels(page, perPage int, opts ChannelSearchOpts) (*model.ChannelListWithTeamData, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/channel_store.go b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
index 83fe844480..6ba2125a10 100644
--- a/store/storetest/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
@@ -751,15 +751,15 @@ func testChannelStoreGetDeletedByName(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	o1.DeleteAt = now
 	o1.UpdateAt = now
 
-	if r1 := <-ss.Channel().GetDeletedByName(o1.TeamId, o1.Name); r1.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(r1.Err)
+	if r1, err := ss.Channel().GetDeletedByName(o1.TeamId, o1.Name); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	} else {
-		if r1.Data.(*model.Channel).ToJson() != o1.ToJson() {
+		if r1.ToJson() != o1.ToJson() {
 			t.Fatal("invalid returned channel")
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := (<-ss.Channel().GetDeletedByName(o1.TeamId, "")).Err; err == nil {
+	if _, err := ss.Channel().GetDeletedByName(o1.TeamId, ""); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Missing id should have failed")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
index 2b52c4db91..d2203ff636 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
@@ -620,19 +620,28 @@ func (_m *ChannelStore) GetDeleted(team_id string, offset int, limit int) (*mode
 }
 
 // GetDeletedByName provides a mock function with given fields: team_id, name
-func (_m *ChannelStore) GetDeletedByName(team_id string, name string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *ChannelStore) GetDeletedByName(team_id string, name string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError) {
 	ret := _m.Called(team_id, name)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, string) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 *model.Channel
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, string) *model.Channel); ok {
 		r0 = rf(team_id, name)
 	} else {
 		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*model.Channel)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return r0
+	var r1 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string, string) *model.AppError); ok {
+		r1 = rf(team_id, name)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(1) != nil {
+			r1 = ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
 }
 
 // GetForPost provides a mock function with given fields: postId