diff --git a/js/models/Identity.js b/js/models/Identity.js
index 253af0d1c..a55e1d667 100644
--- a/js/models/Identity.js
+++ b/js/models/Identity.js
@@ -356,8 +356,13 @@ Identity.prototype.remove = function(opts, cb) {
 
     self.storage.removeItem(self.getId(), function(err) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
-      self.emitAndKeepAlive('closed');
-      return cb();
+
+      self.storage.clear(function (err) {
+        if (err) return cb(err);
+        
+        self.emitAndKeepAlive('closed');
+        return cb();
+      });
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js b/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js
index 4b78505bd..1f28eccde 100644
--- a/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js
+++ b/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js
@@ -232,8 +232,28 @@ InsightStorage.prototype.removeItem = function(key, callback) {
 };
 
 InsightStorage.prototype.clear = function(callback) {
-  // NOOP
-  callback();
+  var passphrase = this.getPassphrase();
+  var authHeader = new buffers.Buffer(this.email + ':' + passphrase).toString('base64');
+  var deleteUrl = this.storeUrl + '/delete/profile';
+
+  log.debug('Clearing storage for: ' + this.email);
+  this.request.post({
+    url: deleteUrl,
+    headers: {
+      'Authorization': authHeader
+    },
+    body: null,
+  }, function(err, response, body) {
+    if (err) {
+      return callback('Connection error');
+    }
+    if (response.statusCode === 409) {
+      return callback('BADCREDENTIALS: Invalid username or password');
+    } else if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+      return callback('Unable to remove data on insight');
+    }
+    return callback();
+  });
 };
 
 module.exports = InsightStorage;
diff --git a/js/plugins/LocalStorage.js b/js/plugins/LocalStorage.js
index 10b84293b..3583453ea 100644
--- a/js/plugins/LocalStorage.js
+++ b/js/plugins/LocalStorage.js
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@ LocalStorage.prototype.removeItem = function(k, cb) {
 };
 
 LocalStorage.prototype.clear = function(cb) {
-  if (isChromeApp) {
-    chrome.storage.clear();
-  } else {
-    this.ls.clear();
-  }
+  // NOP
   return cb();
 };
 
diff --git a/test/Identity.js b/test/Identity.js
index daaddb78e..88c904544 100644
--- a/test/Identity.js
+++ b/test/Identity.js
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
       var storage = sinon.stub();
       storage.setCredentials = sinon.stub();
       storage.removeItem = sinon.stub().yields(null);
+      storage.clear = sinon.stub().yields();
 
       var opts = {
         email: 'test@test.com',
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
         should.not.exist(err);
         storage.removeItem.calledOnce.should.be.true;
         storage.removeItem.getCall(0).args[0].should.equal(iden.getId());
+        storage.clear.calledOnce.should.be.true;
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
       var storage = sinon.stub();
       storage.setCredentials = sinon.stub();
       storage.removeItem = sinon.stub().yields(null);
+      storage.clear = sinon.stub().yields();
 
       var opts = {
         email: 'test@test.com',
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
         storage.removeItem.callCount.should.equal(4);
         storage.removeItem.getCall(0).args[0].should.equal(Wallet.getStorageKey('wallet0'));
         storage.removeItem.getCall(3).args[0].should.equal(iden.getId());
+        storage.clear.calledOnce.should.be.true;
         done();
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/plugin.localstorage.js b/test/plugin.localstorage.js
index 4e58cae3c..c4b27271c 100644
--- a/test/plugin.localstorage.js
+++ b/test/plugin.localstorage.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('local storage plugin', function() {
   it('#clear', function(done) {
     storage.clear(function(err) {
       assert(!err);
-      storageMock.clear.calledOnce.should.equal(true);
+      storageMock.clear.calledOnce.should.be.false;
       return done();
     });
   });