diff --git a/app/channel.go b/app/channel.go
index 8db29b4796..fb0f22137f 100644
--- a/app/channel.go
+++ b/app/channel.go
@@ -1916,8 +1916,8 @@ func (a *App) PermanentDeleteChannel(channel *model.Channel) *model.AppError {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if result := <-a.Srv.Store.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channel.Id); result.Err != nil {
-		return result.Err
+	if err := a.Srv.Store.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channel.Id); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if err := a.Srv.Store.Webhook().PermanentDeleteIncomingByChannel(channel.Id); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go b/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go
index 781a737e06..530c8454ed 100644
--- a/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go
+++ b/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ func removeUserFromChannel(a *app.App, channel *model.Channel, user *model.User,
 }
 
 func removeAllUsersFromChannel(a *app.App, channel *model.Channel) {
-	if result := <-a.Srv.Store.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channel.Id); result.Err != nil {
-		CommandPrintErrorln("Unable to remove all users from " + channel.Name + ". Error: " + result.Err.Error())
+	if err := a.Srv.Store.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channel.Id); err != nil {
+		CommandPrintErrorln("Unable to remove all users from " + channel.Name + ". Error: " + err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
index 35cc3ad018..6db25e2333 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
@@ -920,13 +920,13 @@ func (s SqlChannelStore) permanentDeleteT(transaction *gorp.Transaction, channel
 	return result
 }
 
-func (s SqlChannelStore) PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channelId string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		_, err := s.GetMaster().Exec("DELETE FROM ChannelMembers WHERE ChannelId = :ChannelId", map[string]interface{}{"ChannelId": channelId})
-		if err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.RemoveAllMembersByChannel", "store.sql_channel.remove_member.app_error", nil, "channel_id="+channelId+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		}
-	})
+func (s SqlChannelStore) PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channelId string) *model.AppError {
+	_, err := s.GetMaster().Exec("DELETE FROM ChannelMembers WHERE ChannelId = :ChannelId", map[string]interface{}{"ChannelId": channelId})
+	if err != nil {
+		return model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.RemoveAllMembersByChannel", "store.sql_channel.remove_member.app_error", nil, "channel_id="+channelId+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s SqlChannelStore) GetChannels(teamId string, userId string, includeDeleted bool) store.StoreChannel {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 08ea7da56b..407de32506 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ type ChannelStore interface {
 	GetPinnedPosts(channelId string) StoreChannel
 	RemoveMember(channelId string, userId string) StoreChannel
 	PermanentDeleteMembersByUser(userId string) StoreChannel
-	PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channelId string) StoreChannel
+	PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channelId string) *model.AppError
 	UpdateLastViewedAt(channelIds []string, userId string) StoreChannel
 	IncrementMentionCount(channelId string, userId string) StoreChannel
 	AnalyticsTypeCount(teamId string, channelType string) (int64, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/channel_store.go b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
index eb4962764b..cb34397438 100644
--- a/store/storetest/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func testChannelStoreCreateDirectChannel(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		t.Fatal("couldn't create direct channel", err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		<-ss.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(c1.Id)
+		ss.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(c1.Id)
 		<-ss.Channel().PermanentDelete(c1.Id)
 	}()
 
@@ -984,8 +984,8 @@ func testChannelDeleteMemberStore(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		t.Fatal("should have removed 1 member")
 	}
 
-	if r1 := <-ss.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(o1.ChannelId); r1.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(r1.Err)
+	if err := ss.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(o1.ChannelId); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	count = (<-ss.Channel().GetMemberCount(o1.ChannelId, false)).Data.(int64)
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ func testChannelStoreAnalyticsDeletedTypeCount(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		<-ss.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(d4.Id)
+		ss.Channel().PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(d4.Id)
 		<-ss.Channel().PermanentDelete(d4.Id)
 	}()
 
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
index 60a087fe1c..7ec5d52238 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
@@ -930,15 +930,15 @@ func (_m *ChannelStore) PermanentDeleteByTeam(teamId string) store.StoreChannel
 }
 
 // PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel provides a mock function with given fields: channelId
-func (_m *ChannelStore) PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channelId string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *ChannelStore) PermanentDeleteMembersByChannel(channelId string) *model.AppError {
 	ret := _m.Called(channelId)
 
-	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(channelId)
 	} else {
 		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*model.AppError)
 		}
 	}