diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/ReleasesController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/ReleasesController.scala
index ad827979b..6690e31b4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/ReleasesController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/ReleasesController.scala
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ trait ReleaseControllerBase extends ControllerBase {
     redirect(s"/${release.userName}/${release.repositoryName}/releases/${release.releaseId}")
   })
 
-  get("/:owner/:repository/release/delete/:id")(writableUsersOnly { repository =>
+  ajaxPost("/:owner/:repository/releases/delete/:id")(writableUsersOnly { repository =>
     deleteRelease(repository.owner, repository.name, params("id"))
-
-    redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/releases")
+    org.json4s.jackson.Serialization.write(Map("message" -> "ok"))
   })
 
   ajaxPost("/:owner/:repository/releases/edit_title/:id", releaseTitleEditForm)(writableUsersOnly { (title, repository) =>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/releases/release.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/releases/release.scala.html
index 3cadc3a7f..e3504f5c8 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/releases/release.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/releases/release.scala.html
@@ -125,13 +125,9 @@ $(function(){
   });
   $('#delete-release').click(function(){
     if(confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this?')) {
-      var id = $(this).closest('a').data('comment-id');
-      $.post('@helpers.url(repository)/issue_comments/delete/' + id,
+      $.post('@helpers.url(repository)/releases/delete/' + @release.releaseId,
       function(data){
-        if(data > 0) {
-          $('#comment-' + id).prev('div.issue-avatar-image').remove();
-          $('#comment-' + id).remove();
-        }
+        location.href = "@helpers.url(repository)/releases";
       });
     }
     return false;