diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/_edit.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/_edit.js
index 39abab0150d5..dd73aae6f439 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/_edit.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/_edit.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ uiModules.get('apps/settings')
     }
 
     ingest.delete($scope.indexPattern.id)
-    .then($scope.indexPattern.destroy)
+      .then($scope.indexPattern.destroy.bind($scope.indexPattern))
     .then(function () {
       $location.url('/settings/indices');
     })