diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js
index 5a00a6347..69d2d68b1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js
@@ -1133,11 +1133,13 @@ function changeToEditMode() {
       var self = $(this);
       var li = self.closest('li');
       var url = li.attr('data-destroy-html-url');
+      var colIndex = originalHeader.find('#' + li.attr('data-id')).index();
 
       $.ajax({
         url: url,
         type: 'GET',
         dataType: 'json',
+        data: {column_index: colIndex},
         success: function(data) {
           var modalBody = modal.find('.modal-body');
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb b/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb
index f549e60a2..04b64a91c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController < ApplicationController
       format.json do
         render json: {
           html: render_to_string(
-            partial: 'samples/delete_custom_field_modal_body.html.erb'
+            partial: 'samples/delete_custom_field_modal_body.html.erb',
+            locals: { column_index: params[:column_index] }
           )
         }
       end
@@ -61,9 +62,14 @@ class CustomFieldsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
+    @del_custom_field = @custom_field.dup
     respond_to do |format|
       format.json do
         if @custom_field.destroy
+          SamplesTable.update_samples_table_state(
+            @del_custom_field,
+            params[:custom_field][:column_index]
+          )
           render json: { status: :ok }
         else
           render json: { status: :unprocessable_entity }
diff --git a/app/models/custom_field.rb b/app/models/custom_field.rb
index f43975f57..039a0a3aa 100644
--- a/app/models/custom_field.rb
+++ b/app/models/custom_field.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ class CustomField < ActiveRecord::Base
   after_create :update_samples_table_state
 
   def update_samples_table_state
-    SamplesTable.update_samples_table_state(self)
+    SamplesTable.update_samples_table_state(self, nil)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/samples_table.rb b/app/models/samples_table.rb
index 40ce10181..2eb6cb147 100644
--- a/app/models/samples_table.rb
+++ b/app/models/samples_table.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,35 @@ class SamplesTable < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :find_status,
         ->(org, user) { where(user: user, organization: org).pluck(:status) }
 
-  def self.update_samples_table_state(custom_field)
+  def self.update_samples_table_state(custom_field, column_index)
     samples_table = SamplesTable.where(user: custom_field.user,
                                        organization: custom_field.organization)
     org_status = samples_table.first['status']
-    index = org_status['columns'].count
-    org_status['columns'][index] = SampleDatatable::
-                                   SAMPLES_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE['columns'].first
-    org_status['ColReorder'] << index.to_s
+    if column_index
+      org_status['columns'].delete(column_index)
+      org_status['columns'].keys.each do |index|
+        p index
+        if index.to_i > column_index.to_i
+          org_status['columns'][(index.to_i - 1).to_s] =
+            org_status['columns'].delete(index)
+        else
+          index
+        end
+      end
+      org_status['ColReorder'].delete(column_index)
+      org_status['ColReorder'].map! do |index|
+        if index.to_i > column_index.to_i
+          (index.to_i - 1).to_s
+        else
+          index
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      index = org_status['columns'].count
+      org_status['columns'][index] = SampleDatatable::
+        SAMPLES_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE['columns'].first
+      org_status['ColReorder'] << index.to_s
+    end
     samples_table.first.update(status: org_status)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/samples/_delete_custom_field_modal_body.html.erb b/app/views/samples/_delete_custom_field_modal_body.html.erb
index 0df63cde8..d0e64a4f5 100644
--- a/app/views/samples/_delete_custom_field_modal_body.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/samples/_delete_custom_field_modal_body.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <%= bootstrap_form_for @custom_field, url: organization_custom_field_path(@organization, @custom_field, format: :json), remote: :true, method: :delete, data: { role: "destroy-custom-field-form", id: @custom_field.id } do |f| %>
+  <%= f.hidden_field :column_index, value: column_index %>
   <p><%= t("samples.modal_delete_custom_field.message", cf: @custom_field.name) %></p>
   <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
     <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign"></span>
@@ -9,4 +10,4 @@
       <li><%= t("samples.modal_delete_custom_field.alert_line_2") %></li>
     </ul>
   </div>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>