diff --git a/src/app/search/template/index.html b/src/app/search/template/index.html
index a5715f8c..2f486431 100644
--- a/src/app/search/template/index.html
+++ b/src/app/search/template/index.html
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
                      tag-complete-option-template-url="'app/search/template/typeahead_criteria_item.html'"
                      tag-complete-tag-template-url="'app/search/template/criteria_tag_item.html'"
                      tag-complete-loading="loadingCriteria = isLoading"
-                     tag-complete-on-select="addCriteria(tag)">
+                     tag-complete-on-select="addCriteria(tag)"
+                     tag-remove-callback="rewriteQueryString()">
                 </div>
                 <span class="form-control-feedback text-muted">
                     <i class="fa fa-search"
diff --git a/src/app/util/control/tag_complete.js b/src/app/util/control/tag_complete.js
index 9aac70cf..e2368340 100644
--- a/src/app/util/control/tag_complete.js
+++ b/src/app/util/control/tag_complete.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ angular.module('sb.util').directive('tagComplete',
                     var selectedTags = $scope.tagCompleteTags || [];
 
                     if (selectedTags.length > 0 && !$scope.newTagName) {
-                        selectedTags.pop();
+                        $scope.tagRemoveCallback(selectedTags.pop());
                         return true;
                     }
                 };