diff --git a/apps/calendar/js/store/abstract.js b/apps/calendar/js/store/abstract.js
index bd49c3f6b7a5..bc699d632271 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/js/store/abstract.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/js/store/abstract.js
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@
       var req = store.delete(id);
 
       this._removeDependents(id, trans);
+      self.emit('preRemove', id);
 
       trans.addEventListener('error', function(event) {
         if (callback) {
diff --git a/apps/calendar/js/views/advanced_settings.js b/apps/calendar/js/views/advanced_settings.js
index dc0234bf5b83..c9c7b286b595 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/js/views/advanced_settings.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/js/views/advanced_settings.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
       account.on('add', this._addAccount.bind(this));
       account.on('update', this._updateAccount.bind(this));
-      account.on('remove', this._removeAccount.bind(this));
+      account.on('preRemove', this._removeAccount.bind(this));
 
       setting.on('syncFrequencyChange', this);
       this.syncFrequency.addEventListener('change', this);
diff --git a/apps/calendar/js/views/calendar_colors.js b/apps/calendar/js/views/calendar_colors.js
index f6a100b45baf..0c66e1d83484 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/js/views/calendar_colors.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/js/views/calendar_colors.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Calendar.ns('Views').CalendarColors = (function() {
       var store = Calendar.App.store('Calendar');
       store.on('persist', this);
       store.on('remove', this);
+      store.on('preRemove', this);
     },
 
     handleEvent: function(e) {
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ Calendar.ns('Views').CalendarColors = (function() {
           // 1 is the model
           this.updateRule(e.data[1]);
           break;
+        case 'preRemove':
+          this.hideCalendar(e.data[0]);
+          break;
         case 'remove':
           // 0 is an id of a model
           this.removeRule(e.data[0]);
@@ -77,6 +81,14 @@ Calendar.ns('Views').CalendarColors = (function() {
       return this.calendarId(String(id));
     },
 
+    hideCalendar: function(id) {
+      this.updateRule({
+        _id: id,
+        localDisplayed: false,
+        color: '#CCC'
+      });
+    },
+
     /**
      * associates a color with a
      * calendar/calendar id with a color.
diff --git a/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_account.js b/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_account.js
index 22079d23e8ff..c905995c0553 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_account.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_account.js
@@ -140,22 +140,28 @@ Calendar.ns('Views').ModifyAccount = (function() {
       }, this);
     },
 
-    deleteRecord: function() {
+    deleteRecord: function(e) {
+      if (e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+
       var app = this.app;
       var id = this.model._id;
       var store = app.store('Account');
 
-      store.remove(id, function() {
-        // semi-hack clear the :target - harmless in tests
-        // but important in the current UI because css :target
-        // does not get cleared (for some reason)
-        window.location.replace('#');
+      // begin the removal (which will emit the preRemove event) but don't wait
+      // for it to complete...
+      store.remove(id);
 
-        // TODO: in the future we may want to store the entry
-        // url of this view and use that instead of this
-        // hard coded value...
-        app.router.show('/advanced-settings/');
-      });
+      // semi-hack clear the :target - harmless in tests
+      // but important in the current UI because css :target
+      // does not get cleared (for some reason)
+      window.location.replace('#');
+
+      // TODO: in the future we may want to store the entry
+      // url of this view and use that instead of this
+      // hard coded value...
+      app.router.show('/advanced-settings/');
     },
 
     cancel: function(event) {
diff --git a/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_event.js b/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_event.js
index e9fc87fdf332..44a78911f933 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_event.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/js/views/modify_event.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Calendar.ns('Views').ModifyEvent = (function() {
       var calendars = this.app.store('Calendar');
 
       calendars.on('add', this._addCalendarId.bind(this));
+      calendars.on('preRemove', this._removeCalendarId.bind(this));
       calendars.on('remove', this._removeCalendarId.bind(this));
       calendars.on('update', this._updateCalendarId.bind(this));
 
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ Calendar.ns('Views').ModifyEvent = (function() {
           option.text = calendar.remote.name;
         }
 
+
         if (this.oncalendarupdate) {
           this.oncalendarupdate(calendar);
         }
diff --git a/apps/calendar/js/views/settings.js b/apps/calendar/js/views/settings.js
index 76443d7321cc..48c892f971f7 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/js/views/settings.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/js/views/settings.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
           break;
 
         // calendar removed
+        case 'preRemove':
         case 'remove':
           this._remove.apply(this, event.data);
           break;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
       // calendar store events
       store.on('update', this);
       store.on('add', this);
+      store.on('preRemove', this);
       store.on('remove', this);
     },
 
diff --git a/apps/calendar/test/unit/store/abstract_test.js b/apps/calendar/test/unit/store/abstract_test.js
index 46b08aa6c332..0438c9294ad0 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/test/unit/store/abstract_test.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/test/unit/store/abstract_test.js
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ suite('store/abstract', function() {
     });
 
     setup(function(done) {
+      var preRemoveCalled = false;
       callbackCalled = false;
       removeDepsCalled = false;
 
@@ -264,10 +265,17 @@ suite('store/abstract', function() {
         removeDepsCalled = arguments;
       };
 
+      subject.once('preRemove', function(_id) {
+        assert.equal(id, _id, 'same id');
+        preRemoveCalled = true;
+      });
+
       subject.remove(id, function() {
         callbackCalled = true;
       });
 
+      assert.ok(preRemoveCalled, 'removes event');
+
       subject.once('remove', function() {
         removeEvent = arguments;
         // wait until next tick so other events
diff --git a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/advanced_settings_test.js b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/advanced_settings_test.js
index a89154386729..aaaea61513a4 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/advanced_settings_test.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/advanced_settings_test.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ suiteGroup('Views.AdvancedSettings', function() {
         assert.equal(children.length, 2);
 
         // remove the old one
-        accountStore.emit('remove', object._id);
+        accountStore.emit('preRemove', object._id);
 
         assert.equal(children.length, 1);
 
diff --git a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/calendar_colors_test.js b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/calendar_colors_test.js
index ebcba797fa29..7852221744c7 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/calendar_colors_test.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/calendar_colors_test.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ suiteGroup('Views.CalendarColors', function() {
     setup(function() {
       calls = {
         add: [],
-        remove: []
+        remove: [],
+        preremove: []
       };
 
       subject.updateRule = function(item) {
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@ suiteGroup('Views.CalendarColors', function() {
       subject.removeRule = function(item) {
         calls.remove.push(item);
       };
+
+      subject.hideCalendar = function(item) {
+        calls.preremove.push(item);
+      };
     });
 
     test('type: persist', function() {
@@ -122,6 +127,11 @@ suiteGroup('Views.CalendarColors', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(calls.add, [model]);
     });
 
+    test('type: preremove', function() {
+      store.emit('preRemove', model._id);
+      assert.deepEqual(calls.preremove, [model._id]);
+    });
+
     test('type: remove', function() {
       store.emit('remove', model._id);
       assert.deepEqual(calls.remove, [model._id]);
@@ -168,6 +178,29 @@ suiteGroup('Views.CalendarColors', function() {
 
   });
 
+  suite('#hideCalendar', function() {
+    setup(function() {
+      subject.hideCalendar(model._id);
+    });
+
+    test('hides display', function() {
+      // check that the actual style is flushed to the dom...
+      var bgRule = subject._styles.cssRules[0];
+
+      // it may do the RGB conversion so its not strictly equal...
+      assert.ok(
+        bgRule.style.backgroundColor,
+        'should have set background color'
+      );
+
+      var displayRule = subject._styles.cssRules[1];
+      assert.equal(
+        displayRule.style.display, 'none',
+        'should set display to none'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   suite('#updateRule', function() {
 
     test('first time', function() {
diff --git a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_account_test.js b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_account_test.js
index fb52ac263521..79d16304fcdf 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_account_test.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_account_test.js
@@ -246,14 +246,9 @@ suiteGroup('Views.ModifyAccount', function() {
 
       triggerEvent(subject.deleteButton, 'click');
 
-      assert.ok(!calledShow, 'did not redirect before-removal');
       assert.ok(calledRemove, 'called remove');
       assert.equal(calledRemove[0], model._id, 'removes right id');
 
-      var removeCb = calledRemove[calledRemove.length - 1];
-
-      removeCb();
-
       assert.deepEqual(
         calledShow,
         ['/advanced-settings/']
diff --git a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_event_test.js b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_event_test.js
index 1e4a599cc7c7..b16478587ea6 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_event_test.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/modify_event_test.js
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ suiteGroup('Views.ModifyEvent', function() {
 
     test('remove calendar (#_removeCalendarId)', function(done) {
       subject.onremovecalendar = function() {
+        subject.onremovecalendar = null;
         done(function() {
           assert.length(element.children, 2, 'removed one');
 
@@ -877,6 +878,7 @@ suiteGroup('Views.ModifyEvent', function() {
         });
       };
 
+      calendarStore.emit('preRemove', calendars.one._id);
       calendarStore.emit('remove', calendars.one._id);
     });
   });
diff --git a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/settings_test.js b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/settings_test.js
index 5bb7f138f7af..c70b7ae2ae5b 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/settings_test.js
+++ b/apps/calendar/test/unit/views/settings_test.js
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ suiteGroup('Views.Settings', function() {
     });
 
     test('remove', function() {
+      store.emit('preRemove', models.first._id);
       store.emit('remove', models.first._id);
       assert.equal(children.length, 0);
     });