diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/edit/controller.js b/app/pods/protected/strains/edit/controller.js
index a9e48f3..509b1e7 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/edit/controller.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/edit/controller.js
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ export default Controller.extend({
     },
 
     addMeasurement: function() {
-      return this.store.createRecord('measurement', {
-        characteristic: this.store.createRecord('characteristic', { sortOrder: -999 }),
-      });
+      return this.store.createRecord('measurement');
     },
 
   },
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
index 5a91dfc..f0fbab7 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
@@ -117,13 +117,9 @@ export default Component.extend(SetupMetaData, {
       this.set('isDirty', true);
     },
 
-    deleteMeasurement: function(value) {
-      const characteristic = value.get('characteristic');
-      if (characteristic.get('isNew')) {
-        this.get('deleteQueue').pushObject(characteristic);
-      }
-      this.get('deleteQueue').pushObject(value);
-      this.get('measurements').removeObject(value);
+    deleteMeasurement: function(measurement) {
+      this.get('deleteQueue').pushObject(measurement);
+      this.get('measurements').removeObject(measurement);
       this.set('isDirty', true);
     },