diff --git a/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts
index dfd0ba2e199..b47b32ba9bd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ export function addTeamGroup(groupId: string): ThunkResult<void> {
 export function removeTeamGroup(groupId: string): ThunkResult<void> {
   return async (dispatch, getStore) => {
     const team = getStore().team.team;
-    await getBackendSrv().delete(`/api/teams/${team.id}/groups/${encodeURIComponent(groupId)}`);
+    // need to use query parameter due to escaped characters in the request
+    await getBackendSrv().delete(`/api/teams/${team.id}/groups?groupId=${encodeURIComponent(groupId)}`);
     dispatch(loadTeamGroups());
   };
 }