diff --git a/assets/js/um-profile.js b/assets/js/um-profile.js
index 60a7861c..624639cb 100644
--- a/assets/js/um-profile.js
+++ b/assets/js/um-profile.js
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 	});
 
 	jQuery(document).on('click', '.um-reset-cover-photo', function(e){
-		
+		var obj = jQuery(this);
 		jQuery('.um-cover-overlay').hide();
-		
 		jQuery('.um-cover-e').html('<a href="#" class="um-cover-add um-manual-trigger" data-parent=".um-cover" data-child=".um-btn-auto-width"><span class="um-cover-add-i"><i class="um-icon-plus um-tip-n" title="Upload a cover photo"></i></span></a>');
-		
 		jQuery('.um-dropdown').hide();
-		
+
 		um_responsive();
 		
 		user_id = jQuery(this).attr('data-user_id');
@@ -72,6 +70,9 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 			data: {
 				metakey: metakey,
 				user_id: user_id
+			},
+			success: function( response ) {
+				obj.hide();
 			}
 		});
 		
diff --git a/includes/core/class-files.php b/includes/core/class-files.php
index ef95ee4b..33fbc707 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-files.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-files.php
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Files' ) ) {
 			 */
 			do_action( "um_after_remove_{$type}", $user_id );
 
-			$dir = $this->upload_basedir . $user_id . '/';
+			$dir = $this->upload_basedir . $user_id . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
 			$prefix = $type;
 			chdir($dir);
 			$matches = glob($prefix.'*',GLOB_MARK);
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Files' ) ) {
 				rmdir( $dir );
 			}
 
+			UM()->user()->remove_cache( $user_id );
 		}
 
 
diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php b/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
index a7467ca3..e8027661 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
@@ -546,14 +546,15 @@ function um_profile_header_cover_area( $args ) {
 			do_action( 'um_cover_area_content', um_profile_id() );
 			if ( UM()->fields()->editing ) {
 
+				$hide_remove = um_profile( 'cover_photo' ) ? false : ' style="display:none;"';
+
 				$items = array(
 					'<a href="#" class="um-manual-trigger" data-parent=".um-cover" data-child=".um-btn-auto-width">' . __( 'Change cover photo', 'ultimate-member' ) . '</a>',
-					'<a href="#" class="um-reset-cover-photo" data-user_id="' . um_profile_id() . '">' . __( 'Remove', 'ultimate-member' ) . '</a>',
+					'<a href="#" class="um-reset-cover-photo" data-user_id="' . um_profile_id() . '" ' . $hide_remove . '>' . __( 'Remove', 'ultimate-member' ) . '</a>',
 					'<a href="#" class="um-dropdown-hide">' . __( 'Cancel', 'ultimate-member' ) . '</a>',
 				);
 
-				echo UM()->profile()->new_ui( 'bc', 'div.um-cover', 'click', $items );
-
+				UM()->profile()->new_ui( 'bc', 'div.um-cover', 'click', $items );
 			}
 
 			UM()->fields()->add_hidden_field( 'cover_photo' );