diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/enterprise_fees/directives/delete_resource.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/enterprise_fees/directives/delete_resource.js.coffee
index c5936393db..ba37f0518f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/enterprise_fees/directives/delete_resource.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/enterprise_fees/directives/delete_resource.js.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 angular.module('admin.enterpriseFees').directive 'spreeDeleteResource', ->
   (scope, element, attrs) ->
     if scope.enterprise_fee.id
-      url = '/admin/enterprise_fees/' + scope.enterprise_fee.id
+      url = '/api/enterprise_fees/' + scope.enterprise_fee.id
       html = '<a href="' + url + '" class="delete-resource icon_link icon-trash no-text" data-action="remove" data-confirm="' + t('are_you_sure') + '" url="' + url + '"></a>'
       #var html = '<a href="'+url+'" class="delete-resource" data-confirm="Are you sure?"><img alt="Delete" src="/assets/admin/icons/delete.png" /> Delete</a>';
       element.append html
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/enterprise_fees_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/enterprise_fees_controller.rb
index 528284c4e4..46e2b535fb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/enterprise_fees_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/enterprise_fees_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ module Admin
   class EnterpriseFeesController < ResourceController
     before_filter :load_enterprise_fee_set, :only => :index
     before_filter :load_data
-    before_filter :do_not_destroy_referenced_fees, :only => :destroy
 
 
     def index
@@ -45,22 +44,6 @@ module Admin
 
     private
 
-    def do_not_destroy_referenced_fees
-      product_distribution = ProductDistribution.where(:enterprise_fee_id => @object).first
-      if product_distribution
-        p = product_distribution.product
-        error = I18n.t(:enterprise_fees_destroy_error, id: p.id, name: p.name)
-
-        respond_with(@object) do |format|
-          format.html do
-            flash[:error] = error
-            redirect_to collection_url
-          end
-          format.js { render text: error, status: 403 }
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     def load_enterprise_fee_set
       @enterprise_fee_set = EnterpriseFeeSet.new :collection => collection
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/enterprise_fees_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/enterprise_fees_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d03b28515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/enterprise_fees_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Api
+  class EnterpriseFeesController < BaseController
+    respond_to :json
+
+    def destroy
+      authorize! :destroy, enterprise_fee
+
+      if enterprise_fee.destroy
+        render text: I18n.t(:successfully_removed), status: 204
+      else
+        render text: enterprise_fee.errors.full_messages.first, status: 403
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def enterprise_fee
+      @enterprise_fee ||= EnterpriseFee.find_by_id params[:id]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/enterprise_fee.rb b/app/models/enterprise_fee.rb
index 05276cf3d7..60c8bb9726 100644
--- a/app/models/enterprise_fee.rb
+++ b/app/models/enterprise_fee.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class EnterpriseFee < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_presence_of :name
 
   before_save :ensure_valid_tax_category_settings
+  before_destroy :ensure_no_product_distributions
 
   scope :for_enterprise, lambda { |enterprise| where(enterprise_id: enterprise) }
   scope :for_enterprises, lambda { |enterprises| where(enterprise_id: enterprises) }
@@ -68,6 +69,15 @@ class EnterpriseFee < ActiveRecord::Base
     return true
   end
 
+  def ensure_no_product_distributions
+    dependent_distribution = ProductDistribution.where(enterprise_fee_id: self).first
+    return unless dependent_distribution
+    product = dependent_distribution.product
+    error = I18n.t(:enterprise_fees_destroy_error, id: product.id, name: product.name)
+    errors.add(:base, error)
+    false
+  end
+
   def refresh_products_cache
     OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCache.enterprise_fee_changed self
   end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 1196e950ee..4804e4cae2 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.routes.draw do
 
     resources :customers, only: [:index, :update]
 
+    resources :enterprise_fees, only: [:destroy]
+
     post '/product_images/:product_id', to: 'product_images#update_product_image'
   end
 
diff --git a/config/routes/admin.rb b/config/routes/admin.rb
index c191322d74..1f55f8d154 100644
--- a/config/routes/admin.rb
+++ b/config/routes/admin.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.routes.draw do
     resources :enterprise_relationships
     resources :enterprise_roles
 
-    resources :enterprise_fees do
+    resources :enterprise_fees, except: :destroy do
       collection do
         get :for_order_cycle
         post :bulk_update, :as => :bulk_update
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/enterprise_fees_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/enterprise_fees_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb938d43c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/enterprise_fees_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+module Api
+  describe EnterpriseFeesController, type: :controller do
+    include AuthenticationWorkflow
+
+    let!(:unreferenced_fee) { create(:enterprise_fee) }
+    let!(:referenced_fee) { create(:enterprise_fee) }
+    let(:product) { create(:product) }
+    let(:distributor) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
+    let!(:product_distribution) { create(:product_distribution, product: product, distributor: distributor, enterprise_fee: referenced_fee) }
+    let(:current_user) { create(:admin_user) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(controller).to receive(:spree_current_user) { current_user }
+    end
+
+    describe "destroy" do
+      it "removes the fee" do
+        expect { spree_delete :destroy, id: unreferenced_fee.id, format: :json }
+          .to change { EnterpriseFee.count }.by -1
+      end
+
+      context "when the fee is referenced by a product distribution" do
+        it "does not remove the fee" do
+          spree_delete :destroy, id: referenced_fee.id, format: :json
+          expect(response.status).to eq 403
+          expect(response.body).to match(/That enterprise fee cannot be deleted/)
+          expect(referenced_fee.reload).to eq(referenced_fee)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end