diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js
index 21c290cd08..2d8e224491 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ define(
         RemoveAction.prototype.perform = function () {
             var $q = this.$q,
                 navigationService = this.navigationService,
-                domainObject = this.domainObject,
-                ROOT_ID = "ROOT";
-
+                domainObject = this.domainObject;
             /*
              * Check whether an object ID matches the ID of the object being
              * removed (used to filter a parent's composition to handle the
@@ -84,35 +82,44 @@ define(
                 return persistence && persistence.persist();
             }
             
-            // Checks current object and ascendants of current
-            // object with object being removed, if the current
-            // object or any in the current object's path is being removed,
-            // navigate back to parent of removed object. 
+            /*
+             * Checks current object and ascendants of current
+             * object with object being removed, if the current
+             * object or any in the current object's path is being removed,
+             * navigate back to parent of removed object.
+             */
             function checkObjectNavigation(object, parentObject) {
                 // Traverse object starts at current location
                 var traverseObject = (navigationService).getNavigation();
                 
-                // Stop at ROOT of folder path
-                while (traverseObject.getId() !== ROOT_ID) {
-                    // If traverse object is object being removed
-                    // navigate to parent of removed object
+                // Stop when object is not defined (above ROOT)
+                while (traverseObject) {
+                    
+                    // If object currently traversed to is object being removed
+                    // navigate to parent of current object and then exit loop
                     if (traverseObject.getId() === object.getId()) {
                         navigationService.setNavigation(parentObject);
                         return;
                     }
-                    // Traverses to parent
+                    // Traverses to parent of current object, moving
+                    // up the ascendant path
                     traverseObject = traverseObject.getCapability('context').getParent();
                 }
             }
 
             /*
              * Remove the object from its parent, as identified by its context
-             * capability.
+             * capability. Based on object's location and selected object's location
+             * user may be navigated to existing parent object
              */
             function removeFromContext(object) {
                 var contextCapability = object.getCapability('context'),
                     parent = contextCapability.getParent();
+                
+                // If currently within path of removed object(s),
+                // navigates to existing object up tree
                 checkObjectNavigation(object, parent);
+                
                 return $q.when(
                     parent.useCapability('mutation', doMutate)
                 ).then(function () {
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js
index 0a93ffa180..116627c87d 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ define(
                 mockParent,
                 mockChildObject,
                 mockGrandchildObject,
+                mockRootObject,
                 mockContext,
                 mockChildContext,
                 mockGrandchildContext,
+                mockRootContext,
                 mockMutation,
                 mockPersistence,
                 mockType,
@@ -67,6 +69,10 @@ define(
                     "domainObject",
                     [ "getId", "getCapability" ]
                 );
+                mockRootObject = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "domainObject",
+                    [ "getId", "getCapability" ]
+                );
                 mockQ = { when: mockPromise };
                 mockParent = {
                     getModel: function () {
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ define(
                 mockContext = jasmine.createSpyObj("context", [ "getParent" ]);
                 mockChildContext = jasmine.createSpyObj("context", [ "getParent" ]);
                 mockGrandchildContext = jasmine.createSpyObj("context", [ "getParent" ]);
+                mockRootContext = jasmine.createSpyObj("context", [ "getParent" ]);
                 mockMutation = jasmine.createSpyObj("mutation", [ "invoke" ]);
                 mockPersistence = jasmine.createSpyObj("persistence", [ "persist" ]);
                 mockType = jasmine.createSpyObj("type", [ "hasFeature" ]);
@@ -155,8 +162,6 @@ define(
             });
             
             it("removes parent of object currently navigated to", function () {
-                var mutator, result;
-                
                 // Navigates to child object
                 mockNavigationService.getNavigation.andReturn(mockChildObject);
                 
@@ -187,18 +192,18 @@ define(
                 
                 // domainObject (grandparent) is set as ROOT, child and grandchild
                 // are set objects not being removed
-                mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn("ROOT");
-                mockChildObject.getId.andReturn("not test");
-                mockGrandchildObject.getId.andReturn("not test");
+                mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn("test 1");
+                mockRootObject.getId.andReturn("ROOT");
+                mockChildObject.getId.andReturn("not test 2");
+                mockGrandchildObject.getId.andReturn("not test 3");
                 
                 // Sets context for the grandchild, child, and domainObject
-                mockDomainObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockContext);
+                mockRootObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockRootContext);
                 mockChildObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockChildContext);
                 mockGrandchildObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockGrandchildContext);
                 
-                // Parents of grandchild, child, and domainObject are set
-                mockContext.getParent.andReturn(mockParent);
-                mockChildContext.getParent.andReturn(mockDomainObject);
+                // Parents of grandchild and child are set
+                mockChildContext.getParent.andReturn(mockRootObject);
                 mockGrandchildContext.getParent.andReturn(mockChildObject);
                 
                 mockType.hasFeature.andReturn(true);
diff --git a/platform/persistence/elastic/bundle.json b/platform/persistence/elastic/bundle.json
index 8f5cd8cfec..f78d8504f2 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/elastic/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/persistence/elastic/bundle.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             },
             {
                 "key": "ELASTIC_ROOT",
-                "value": "/elastic",
+                "value": "http://localhost:9200",
                 "priority": "fallback"
             },
             {