diff --git a/app/team.go b/app/team.go
index dae48f1248..c6251fd705 100644
--- a/app/team.go
+++ b/app/team.go
@@ -1097,8 +1097,8 @@ func (a *App) PermanentDeleteTeam(team *model.Team) *model.AppError {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if result := <-a.Srv.Store.Team().PermanentDelete(team.Id); result.Err != nil {
-		return result.Err
+	if err := a.Srv.Store.Team().PermanentDelete(team.Id); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	a.sendTeamEvent(team, model.WEBSOCKET_EVENT_DELETE_TEAM)
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/team_store.go b/store/sqlstore/team_store.go
index dcbb325a34..4511d7be2b 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/team_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/team_store.go
@@ -451,13 +451,11 @@ func (s SqlTeamStore) GetAllTeamPageListing(offset int, limit int) ([]*model.Tea
 	return teams, nil
 }
 
-func (s SqlTeamStore) PermanentDelete(teamId string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		if _, err := s.GetMaster().Exec("DELETE FROM Teams WHERE Id = :TeamId", map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": teamId}); err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlTeamStore.Delete", "store.sql_team.permanent_delete.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-	})
+func (s SqlTeamStore) PermanentDelete(teamId string) *model.AppError {
+	if _, err := s.GetMaster().Exec("DELETE FROM Teams WHERE Id = :TeamId", map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": teamId}); err != nil {
+		return model.NewAppError("SqlTeamStore.Delete", "store.sql_team.permanent_delete.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s SqlTeamStore) AnalyticsTeamCount() (int64, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index cf71d48349..3906444f9d 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ type TeamStore interface {
 	GetAllTeamPageListing(offset int, limit int) ([]*model.Team, *model.AppError)
 	GetTeamsByUserId(userId string) StoreChannel
 	GetByInviteId(inviteId string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError)
-	PermanentDelete(teamId string) StoreChannel
+	PermanentDelete(teamId string) *model.AppError
 	AnalyticsTeamCount() (int64, *model.AppError)
 	SaveMember(member *model.TeamMember, maxUsersPerTeam int) StoreChannel
 	UpdateMember(member *model.TeamMember) (*model.TeamMember, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go
index 0dbd61eee7..f1740e6463 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go
@@ -567,15 +567,15 @@ func (_m *TeamStore) MigrateTeamMembers(fromTeamId string, fromUserId string) st
 }
 
 // PermanentDelete provides a mock function with given fields: teamId
-func (_m *TeamStore) PermanentDelete(teamId string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *TeamStore) PermanentDelete(teamId string) *model.AppError {
 	ret := _m.Called(teamId)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) *model.AppError); ok {
 		r0 = rf(teamId)
 	} else {
 		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*model.AppError)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/store/storetest/team_store.go b/store/storetest/team_store.go
index e1e0f0a19b..1eeaa48f86 100644
--- a/store/storetest/team_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/team_store.go
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ func testDelete(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	_, err = ss.Team().Save(&o2)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
-	if r1 := <-ss.Team().PermanentDelete(o1.Id); r1.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(r1.Err)
+	if r1 := ss.Team().PermanentDelete(o1.Id); r1 != nil {
+		t.Fatal(r1)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ func testSaveTeamMemberMaxMembers(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	})
 	require.Nil(t, errSave)
 	defer func() {
-		<-ss.Team().PermanentDelete(team.Id)
+		ss.Team().PermanentDelete(team.Id)
 	}()
 
 	userIds := make([]string, maxUsersPerTeam)
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ func testGetTeamMember(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	defer func() {
-		<-ss.Team().PermanentDelete(t2.Id)
+		ss.Team().PermanentDelete(t2.Id)
 	}()
 
 	m2 := &model.TeamMember{TeamId: t2.Id, UserId: model.NewId(), SchemeUser: true}