diff --git a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
index 6c9587dc55c5c01959d48d3d5fd48559ec4adccf..229a453c69f44cce1c12699914abc6214cee94d1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
@@ -64,10 +64,20 @@ class CollectionsController < ApplicationController
   def add_learning_object
     learning_object = learning_object_repository.find params[:learning_object_id]
     @collection.add learning_object
-    collection_repository.save_learning_objects @collection
+
+    if request.xhr? && collection_repository.save_learning_objects(@collection)
+      render json: {status: true}
+    end
+  end
+
+  # DELETE /collections/1/learning_object/43
+  def remove_learning_object
+    #learning_object = learning_object_repository.find params[:learning_object_id]
+    #@collection.add learning_object
+    #collection_repository.save_learning_objects @collection
 
     if request.xhr?
-      render json: {collections: @collection.learning_objects.as_json}
+      render json: {status: true}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 97af4816a90ba7caca44c7c601a399c51c935b3f..19691a9852ba50d8334516fa02716c9b4669253d 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     member do
       # add a learning object for some collection
       post '/learning_object/:learning_object_id', as: :add_learning_object, action: :add_learning_object
+
+      # remove a learning object for some collection
+      delete '/learning_object/:learning_object_id', as: :destroy_learning_object, action: :remove_learning_object
     end
   end
 
@@ -66,7 +69,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   get '/autocomplete' => 'search#autocomplete'
 
   get '/subject/:id' => 'welcome#subject', as: 'subject_index'
-  get '/collection' => 'welcome#collection'
   get '/add_file' => 'welcome#add_file'
   get '/signup' => 'welcome#signup'
   get '/follow_collection' => 'welcome#follow_collection'