diff --git a/zerver/fixtures/bitbucket2/bitbucket2_remove_branch.json b/zerver/fixtures/bitbucket2/bitbucket2_remove_branch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75d77acaa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/fixtures/bitbucket2/bitbucket2_remove_branch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+{
+   "repository":{
+      "is_private":true,
+      "type":"repository",
+      "full_name":"kolaszek/repository-name",
+      "name":"Repository name",
+      "website":null,
+      "scm":"git",
+      "owner":{
+         "display_name":"Tomasz",
+         "links":{
+            "avatar":{
+               "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/kolaszek/avatar/32/"
+            },
+            "self":{
+               "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/users/kolaszek"
+            },
+            "html":{
+               "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/"
+            }
+         },
+         "username":"kolaszek",
+         "type":"user",
+         "uuid":"{678ab31f-9f88-4d7a-b343-1bdf9f024917}"
+      },
+      "uuid":"{ede265ff-3649-4068-a7da-81ac581b6f47}",
+      "links":{
+         "avatar":{
+            "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name/avatar/32/"
+         },
+         "self":{
+            "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/kolaszek/repository-name"
+         },
+         "html":{
+            "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name"
+         }
+      }
+   },
+   "push":{
+      "changes":[
+         {
+            "old":{
+               "repository":{
+                  "type":"repository",
+                  "name":"Repository name",
+                  "full_name":"kolaszek/repository-name",
+                  "links":{
+                     "avatar":{
+                        "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name/avatar/32/"
+                     },
+                     "self":{
+                        "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/kolaszek/repository-name"
+                     },
+                     "html":{
+                        "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name"
+                     }
+                  },
+                  "uuid":"{ede265ff-3649-4068-a7da-81ac581b6f47}"
+               },
+               "type":"branch",
+               "links":{
+                  "self":{
+                     "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/kolaszek/repository-name/refs/branches/master"
+                  },
+                  "commits":{
+                     "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/kolaszek/repository-name/commits/master"
+                  },
+                  "html":{
+                     "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name/branch/master"
+                  }
+               },
+               "target":{
+                  "author":{
+                     "user":{
+                        "display_name":"Tomasz",
+                        "links":{
+                           "avatar":{
+                              "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/kolaszek/avatar/32/"
+                           },
+                           "self":{
+                              "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/users/kolaszek"
+                           },
+                           "html":{
+                              "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/"
+                           }
+                        },
+                        "username":"kolaszek",
+                        "type":"user",
+                        "uuid":"{678ab31f-9f88-4d7a-b343-1bdf9f024917}"
+                     },
+                     "raw":"Tomasz Kolek <tomasz-kolek@o2.pl>"
+                  },
+                  "type":"commit",
+                  "links":{
+                     "self":{
+                        "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/kolaszek/repository-name/commit/25f93d22b719e2d678a7ad5ee0ef0d1fcdf39c12"
+                     },
+                     "html":{
+                        "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name/commits/25f93d22b719e2d678a7ad5ee0ef0d1fcdf39c12"
+                     }
+                  },
+                  "hash":"25f93d22b719e2d678a7ad5ee0ef0d1fcdf39c12",
+                  "parents":[
+                     {
+                        "type":"commit",
+                        "links":{
+                           "self":{
+                              "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/kolaszek/repository-name/commit/f438e1c1b456b7d9ff278991aaca24123e7a591c"
+                           },
+                           "html":{
+                              "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name/commits/f438e1c1b456b7d9ff278991aaca24123e7a591c"
+                           }
+                        },
+                        "hash":"f438e1c1b456b7d9ff278991aaca24123e7a591c"
+                     }
+                  ],
+                  "date":"2016-10-05T19:07:51+00:00",
+                  "message":"c\n"
+               },
+               "name":"master"
+            },
+            "closed":true,
+            "new":null,
+            "created":false,
+            "forced":false,
+            "truncated":false
+         }
+      ]
+   },
+   "actor":{
+      "display_name":"Tomasz",
+      "links":{
+         "avatar":{
+            "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/kolaszek/avatar/32/"
+         },
+         "self":{
+            "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/users/kolaszek"
+         },
+         "html":{
+            "href":"https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/"
+         }
+      },
+      "username":"kolaszek",
+      "type":"user",
+      "uuid":"{678ab31f-9f88-4d7a-b343-1bdf9f024917}"
+   }
+}
diff --git a/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_bitbucket.py b/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_bitbucket.py
index 211de1b061..b7f039821c 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_bitbucket.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_bitbucket.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class Bitbucket2HookTests(WebhookTestCase):
         expected_message = u"kolaszek [force pushed](https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name/branch/master) to branch master. Head is now 25f93d22b719e2d678a7ad5ee0ef0d1fcdf39c12"
         self.send_and_test_stream_message('force_push', self.EXPECTED_SUBJECT_BRANCH_EVENTS, expected_message)
 
+    def test_bitbucket2_on_remove_branch_event(self):
+        # type: () -> None
+        expected_message = u"kolaszek deleted branch master"
+        self.send_and_test_stream_message('remove_branch', self.EXPECTED_SUBJECT_BRANCH_EVENTS, expected_message)
+
     def test_bitbucket2_on_fork_event(self):
         # type: () -> None
         expected_message = u"User Tomasz(login: kolaszek) forked the repository into [kolaszek/repository-name2](https://bitbucket.org/kolaszek/repository-name2)."
diff --git a/zerver/views/webhooks/bitbucket2.py b/zerver/views/webhooks/bitbucket2.py
index 626662c57c..80ed96ab6a 100644
--- a/zerver/views/webhooks/bitbucket2.py
+++ b/zerver/views/webhooks/bitbucket2.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from zerver.lib.response import json_success, json_error
 from zerver.decorator import REQ, has_request_variables, api_key_only_webhook_view
 from zerver.models import Client, UserProfile
 from zerver.lib.webhooks.git import get_push_commits_event_message, SUBJECT_WITH_BRANCH_TEMPLATE,\
-    get_force_push_commits_event_message
+    get_force_push_commits_event_message, get_remove_branch_event_message
 
 
 BITBUCKET_SUBJECT_TEMPLATE = '{repository_name}'
@@ -106,11 +106,20 @@ def get_body_based_on_type(type):
 def get_push_body(payload):
     # type: (Dict[str, Any]) -> text_type
     change = payload['push']['changes'][-1]
-    if change.get('forced'):
+    if change.get('closed'):
+        return get_remove_branch_push_body(payload, change)
+    elif change.get('forced'):
         return get_force_push_body(payload, change)
     else:
         return get_normal_push_body(payload, change)
 
+def get_remove_branch_push_body(payload, change):
+    # type: (Dict[str, Any], Dict[str, Any]) -> text_type
+    return get_remove_branch_event_message(
+        get_user_username(payload),
+        change['old']['name'],
+    )
+
 def get_force_push_body(payload, change):
     # type: (Dict[str, Any], Dict[str, Any]) -> text_type
     return get_force_push_commits_event_message(
@@ -227,7 +236,11 @@ def get_user_username(payload):
 
 def get_branch_name_for_push_event(payload):
     # type: (Dict[str, Any]) -> str
-    return payload['push']['changes'][-1]['new']['name']
+    change = payload['push']['changes'][-1]
+    if change.get('new'):
+        return change['new']['name']
+    else:
+        return change['old']['name']
 
 GET_BODY_DEPENDING_ON_TYPE_MAPPER = {
     'push': get_push_body,