diff --git a/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb
index 72e302947..10cd7e41b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api_music_sessions_controller.rb
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ class ApiMusicSessionsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def client_delete
-    @music_session = MusicSession.find(params[:id])
-    @music_session_client = MusicSessionClient.find_by_user_id_and_music_session_id(current_user, @music_session)
+    @music_session_client = MusicSessionClient.find(params[:id])
     @music_session_client.delete
 
     respond_with @music_session_client, responder: ApiResponder
diff --git a/spec/requests/music_session_pages_spec.rb b/spec/requests/music_session_pages_spec.rb
index 57a80be27..5b55829a2 100644
--- a/spec/requests/music_session_pages_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/music_session_pages_spec.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe "Music Session API ", :type => :api do
       musician["ip_address"].should == "1.2.3.4"
 
       # now delete that musician
-      delete "/api/musicians/#{music_session["id"]}.json", '', "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      delete "/api/musicians/#{musician["id"]}.json", '', "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
       last_response.status.should eql(204)
 
       # re-fetch the session now that there is not a musician