diff --git a/static/js/admin.js b/static/js/admin.js
index f8567b3a4d..68e57644d0 100644
--- a/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/static/js/admin.js
@@ -153,8 +153,22 @@ exports.build_default_stream_table = function (streams_data) {
         loading.destroy_indicator($('#admin_page_default_streams_loading_indicator'));
     }());
 
+    self.remove = function (stream_id) {
+        if (self.row_dict.has(stream_id)) {
+            var row = self.row_dict.get(stream_id);
+            row.remove();
+        }
+    };
+
     return self;
 };
+var default_stream_table;
+
+exports.remove_default_stream = function (stream_id) {
+    if (default_stream_table) {
+        default_stream_table.remove(stream_id);
+    }
+};
 
 function get_non_default_streams_names(streams_data) {
     var non_default_streams_names = [];
@@ -176,7 +190,7 @@ exports.update_default_streams_table = function () {
     if (/#*administration/.test(window.location.hash) ||
         /#*settings/.test(window.location.hash)) {
         $("#admin_default_streams_table").expectOne().find("tr.default_stream_row").remove();
-        exports.build_default_stream_table(
+        default_stream_table = exports.build_default_stream_table(
             page_params.realm_default_streams);
     }
 };
diff --git a/static/js/server_events.js b/static/js/server_events.js
index 94f9b44f05..848866ceaa 100644
--- a/static/js/server_events.js
+++ b/static/js/server_events.js
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
                 }
                 subs.remove_stream(stream.stream_id);
                 stream_data.delete_sub(stream.stream_id);
+                admin.remove_default_stream(stream.stream_id);
+                stream_data.remove_default_stream(stream.stream_id);
             });
         }
         break;
diff --git a/static/js/stream_data.js b/static/js/stream_data.js
index 21372b0d5a..fdf2f89065 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_data.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_data.js
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ exports.get_newbie_stream = function () {
     return undefined;
 };
 
+exports.remove_default_stream = function (stream_id) {
+    page_params.realm_default_streams = _.reject(page_params.realm_default_streams,
+        function (stream) {
+            return stream.stream_id === stream_id;
+        }
+    );
+};
+
 return exports;
 
 }());