diff --git a/controllers/user.go b/controllers/user.go
index 19b5360a..1bd12d11 100644
--- a/controllers/user.go
+++ b/controllers/user.go
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ func (c *ApiController) RemoveUserFromGroup() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	affected, err := object.DeleteGroupForUser(util.GetId(owner, name), groupName)
+	affected, err := object.DeleteGroupForUser(util.GetId(owner, name), util.GetId(owner, groupName))
 	if err != nil {
 		c.ResponseError(err.Error())
 		return
diff --git a/object/user.go b/object/user.go
index d2499cdc..f38ddef1 100644
--- a/object/user.go
+++ b/object/user.go
@@ -1117,6 +1117,17 @@ func ExtendUserWithRolesAndPermissions(user *User) (err error) {
 }
 
 func DeleteGroupForUser(user string, group string) (bool, error) {
+	userObj, err := GetUser(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	userObj.Groups = util.DeleteVal(userObj.Groups, group)
+	_, err = updateUser(user, userObj, []string{"groups"})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
 	return userEnforcer.DeleteGroupForUser(user, group)
 }