diff --git a/public/src/admin/manage/groups.js b/public/src/admin/manage/groups.js
index 19f0bf31e9..5833f99b66 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/manage/groups.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/manage/groups.js
@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@ define('admin/manage/groups', [
 			case 'delete':
 				bootbox.confirm('Are you sure you wish to delete this group?', function(confirm) {
 					if (confirm) {
-						socket.emit('admin.groups.delete', groupName, function(err, data) {
+						socket.emit('groups.delete', {
+							groupName: groupName
+						}, function(err, data) {
 							if(err) {
 								return app.alertError(err.message);
 							}
 
-							ajaxify.go('admin/manage/groups');
+							ajaxify.refresh();
 						});
 					}
 				});
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js b/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js
index b78380428e..9700bee3ca 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ Groups.create = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	}, callback);
 };
 
-Groups.delete = function(socket, groupName, callback) {
-	groups.destroy(groupName, callback);
-};
-
 Groups.get = function(socket, groupName, callback) {
 	groups.get(groupName, {
 		expand: true
diff --git a/src/socket.io/groups.js b/src/socket.io/groups.js
index 3c9dc9b069..c517cbabb2 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/groups.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/groups.js
@@ -101,4 +101,18 @@ SocketGroups.update = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
+SocketGroups.delete = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	if(!data) {
+		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
+	}
+
+	groups.ownership.isOwner(socket.uid, data.groupName, function(err, isOwner) {
+		if (!isOwner) {
+			return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
+		}
+
+		groups.destroy(data.groupName, callback);
+	});
+};
+
 module.exports = SocketGroups;