diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
index 885adb271c..fd890ffe28 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export function doControlRequest(nodeId, control) {
   clearTimeout(controlErrorTimer);
   const url = `api/control/${encodeURIComponent(control.probeId)}/`
     + `${encodeURIComponent(control.nodeId)}/${control.id}`;
+  const action = control.id;
   reqwest({
     method: 'POST',
     url,
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ export function doControlRequest(nodeId, control) {
         if (res.pipe) {
           receiveControlPipe(res.pipe, nodeId, res.raw_tty, true);
         }
-        if (res.removedNode) {
+        if (action === 'docker_remove_container') {
           receiveControlNodeRemoved(nodeId);
         }
       }
diff --git a/common/xfer/controls.go b/common/xfer/controls.go
index 244d70add2..2d5826aaf0 100644
--- a/common/xfer/controls.go
+++ b/common/xfer/controls.go
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ type Response struct {
 	// Pipe specific fields
 	Pipe   string `json:"pipe,omitempty"`
 	RawTTY bool   `json:"raw_tty,omitempty"`
-
-	// Remove specific fields
-	RemovedNode string `json:"removedNode,omitempty"` // Set if node was removed
 }
 
 // Message is the unions of Request, Response and arbitrary Value.
diff --git a/probe/docker/controls.go b/probe/docker/controls.go
index de2f4fe30f..edb3a476fb 100644
--- a/probe/docker/controls.go
+++ b/probe/docker/controls.go
@@ -51,14 +51,9 @@ func (r *registry) unpauseContainer(containerID string, _ xfer.Request) xfer.Res
 
 func (r *registry) removeContainer(containerID string, _ xfer.Request) xfer.Response {
 	log.Infof("Removing container %s", containerID)
-	if err := r.client.RemoveContainer(docker_client.RemoveContainerOptions{
+	return xfer.ResponseError(r.client.RemoveContainer(docker_client.RemoveContainerOptions{
 		ID: containerID,
-	}); err != nil {
-		return xfer.ResponseError(err)
-	}
-	return xfer.Response{
-		RemovedNode: containerID,
-	}
+	}))
 }
 
 func (r *registry) attachContainer(containerID string, req xfer.Request) xfer.Response {