diff --git a/app/user.go b/app/user.go
index dbfcd05027..6963124d02 100644
--- a/app/user.go
+++ b/app/user.go
@@ -1479,8 +1479,8 @@ func (a *App) PermanentDeleteUser(user *model.User) *model.AppError {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if result := <-a.Srv.Store.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(user.Id); result.Err != nil {
-		return result.Err
+	if err := a.Srv.Store.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(user.Id); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	mlog.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Permanently deleted account %v id=%v", user.Email, user.Id), mlog.String("user_id", user.Id))
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/team_store.go b/store/sqlstore/team_store.go
index 532378e9ed..79ce95f8c3 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/team_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/team_store.go
@@ -785,13 +785,12 @@ func (s SqlTeamStore) RemoveAllMembersByTeam(teamId string) store.StoreChannel {
 	})
 }
 
-func (s SqlTeamStore) RemoveAllMembersByUser(userId string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		_, err := s.GetMaster().Exec("DELETE FROM TeamMembers WHERE UserId = :UserId", map[string]interface{}{"UserId": userId})
-		if err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlTeamStore.RemoveMember", "store.sql_team.remove_member.app_error", nil, "user_id="+userId+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		}
-	})
+func (s SqlTeamStore) RemoveAllMembersByUser(userId string) *model.AppError {
+	_, err := s.GetMaster().Exec("DELETE FROM TeamMembers WHERE UserId = :UserId", map[string]interface{}{"UserId": userId})
+	if err != nil {
+		return model.NewAppError("SqlTeamStore.RemoveMember", "store.sql_team.remove_member.app_error", nil, "user_id="+userId+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (us SqlTeamStore) UpdateLastTeamIconUpdate(teamId string, curTime int64) *model.AppError {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 43f6bb8d5f..a20019b5c4 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type TeamStore interface {
 	GetChannelUnreadsForTeam(teamId, userId string) ([]*model.ChannelUnread, *model.AppError)
 	RemoveMember(teamId string, userId string) StoreChannel
 	RemoveAllMembersByTeam(teamId string) StoreChannel
-	RemoveAllMembersByUser(userId string) StoreChannel
+	RemoveAllMembersByUser(userId string) *model.AppError
 	UpdateLastTeamIconUpdate(teamId string, curTime int64) *model.AppError
 	GetTeamsByScheme(schemeId string, offset int, limit int) StoreChannel
 	MigrateTeamMembers(fromTeamId string, fromUserId string) StoreChannel
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go
index eb0b34fc57..d248502225 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/TeamStore.go
@@ -662,15 +662,15 @@ func (_m *TeamStore) RemoveAllMembersByTeam(teamId string) store.StoreChannel {
 }
 
 // RemoveAllMembersByUser provides a mock function with given fields: userId
-func (_m *TeamStore) RemoveAllMembersByUser(userId string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *TeamStore) RemoveAllMembersByUser(userId string) *model.AppError {
 	ret := _m.Called(userId)
 
-	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(userId)
 	} 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 f3de754ec1..01b3724bea 100644
--- a/store/storetest/team_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/team_store.go
@@ -842,8 +842,8 @@ func testTeamMembers(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		require.Len(t, ms, 2)
 	}
 
-	if r1 := <-ss.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(uid); r1.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(r1.Err)
+	if err := ss.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(uid); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	if ms, err := ss.Team().GetTeamsForUser(m1.UserId); err != nil {
@@ -898,8 +898,8 @@ func testTeamMembersWithPagination(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, result, 1)
 
-	r1 = <-ss.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(uid)
-	require.Nil(t, r1.Err)
+	err = ss.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(uid)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	result, err = ss.Team().GetTeamsForUserWithPagination(uid, 1, 1)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -1237,8 +1237,8 @@ func testGetChannelUnreadsForAllTeams(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if r1 := <-ss.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(uid); r1.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(r1.Err)
+	if err := ss.Team().RemoveAllMembersByUser(uid); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }