diff --git a/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties b/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties
index ad8f42b0e78..32f5946e96e 100644
--- a/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+label.action.delete.nic=Remove NIC
+message.action.delete.nic=Please confirm that want to remove this NIC, which will also remove the associated network from the VM.
 label.add.affinity.group=Add new affinity group
 message.delete.affinity.group=Please confirm that you would like to remove this affinity group.
 label.delete.affinity.group=Delete Affinity Group
diff --git a/ui/dictionary.jsp b/ui/dictionary.jsp
index 1880be53e7e..47ba794c1be 100644
--- a/ui/dictionary.jsp
+++ b/ui/dictionary.jsp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ under the License.
 <% long now = System.currentTimeMillis(); %>
 <script language="javascript">
 dictionary = {
+'label.action.delete.nic': '<fmt:message key="label.action.delete.nic"/>',
+'message.action.delete.nic': '<fmt:message key="message.action.delete.nic"/>',
 'label.add.affinity.group': '<fmt:message key="label.add.affinity.group"/>',
 'message.delete.affinity.group': '<fmt:message key="message.delete.affinity.group"/>',
 'label.delete.affinity.group': '<fmt:message key="label.delete.affinity.group"/>',
diff --git a/ui/scripts/instances.js b/ui/scripts/instances.js
index 64f9fb2172e..f30e8d370bb 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/instances.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/instances.js
@@ -1492,20 +1492,31 @@
 
               // Remove NIC/Network from VM
               destroy: {
-                label: 'label.action.delete.network',
+                label: 'label.action.delete.nic',
                 messages: {
                   confirm: function(args) {
-                    return 'message.action.delete.network';
+                    return 'message.action.delete.nic';
                   },
                   notification: function(args) {
-                    return 'label.action.delete.network';
+                    return 'label.action.delete.nic';
                   }
                 },
                 action: function(args) {
-                  args.response.success();
+                  $.ajax({
+                    url: createURL('removeNicFromVirtualMachine'),
+                    data: {
+                      virtualmachineid: args.context.instances[0].id,
+                      nicid: args.context.nics.id
+                    },
+                    success: function(json) {
+                      args.response.success({
+                        _custom: { jobId: json.removenicfromvirtualmachineresponse.jobid }
+                      })
+                    }
+                  });
                 },
                 notification: {
-                  poll: function(args) { args.complete(); }
+                  poll: pollAsyncJobResult
                 }
               }
             },