diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/courseware_index.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/courseware_index.py
index bcf26f3572..2a05caf64c 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/courseware_index.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/courseware_index.py
@@ -640,3 +640,22 @@ class CourseAboutSearchIndexer(object):
             "Successfully added %s course to the course discovery index",
             course_id
         )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_location_info(cls, normalized_structure_key):
+        """ Builds location info dictionary """
+        return {"course": unicode(normalized_structure_key), "org": normalized_structure_key.org}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def remove_deleted_items(cls, structure_key):
+        """ Remove item from Course About Search_index """
+        searcher = SearchEngine.get_search_engine(cls.INDEX_NAME)
+        if not searcher:
+            return
+
+        response = searcher.search(
+            doc_type=cls.DISCOVERY_DOCUMENT_TYPE,
+            field_dictionary=cls._get_location_info(structure_key)
+        )
+        result_ids = [result["data"]["id"] for result in response["results"]]
+        searcher.remove(cls.DISCOVERY_DOCUMENT_TYPE, result_ids)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_courseware_index.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_courseware_index.py
index e146cb914c..1b290a29d6 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_courseware_index.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_courseware_index.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from course_modes.models import CourseMode
 from xmodule.library_tools import normalize_key_for_search
 from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import SignalHandler
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import SignalHandler, modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.edit_info import EditInfoMixin
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import InheritanceMixin
@@ -335,6 +335,25 @@ class TestCoursewareSearchIndexer(MixedWithOptionsTestCase):
         response = self.search()
         self.assertEqual(response["total"], 5)
 
+    def _test_delete_course_from_search_index_after_course_deletion(self, store):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        """
+        Test that course will also be delete from search_index after course deletion.
+        """
+        self.DOCUMENT_TYPE = 'course_info'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        response = self.search()
+        self.assertEqual(response["total"], 0)
+
+        # index the course in search_index
+        self.reindex_course(store)
+        response = self.search()
+        self.assertEqual(response["total"], 1)
+
+        # delete the course and look course in search_index
+        modulestore().delete_course(self.course.id, self.user_id)
+        self.assertIsNone(modulestore().get_course(self.course.id))
+        response = self.search()
+        self.assertEqual(response["total"], 0)
+
     def _test_deleting_item(self, store):
         """ test deleting an item """
         # Publish the vertical to start with
@@ -604,6 +623,11 @@ class TestCoursewareSearchIndexer(MixedWithOptionsTestCase):
     def test_course_location_null(self, store_type):
         self._perform_test_using_store(store_type, self._test_course_location_null)
 
+    @ddt.data(*WORKS_WITH_STORES)
+    def test_delete_course_from_search_index_after_course_deletion(self, store_type):
+        """ Test for removing course from CourseAboutSearchIndexer """
+        self._perform_test_using_store(store_type, self._test_delete_course_from_search_index_after_course_deletion)
+
 
 @patch('django.conf.settings.SEARCH_ENGINE', 'search.tests.utils.ForceRefreshElasticSearchEngine')
 @ddt.ddt
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/signals.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/signals.py
index 26dcca6490..951ebbd65f 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/signals.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/signals.py
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ def _listen_for_course_delete(sender, course_key, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=
     invalidates the corresponding CourseOverview cache entry if one exists.
     """
     CourseOverview.objects.filter(id=course_key).delete()
+    # import CourseAboutSearchIndexer inline due to cyclic import
+    from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.courseware_index import CourseAboutSearchIndexer
+    # Delete course entry from Course About Search_index
+    CourseAboutSearchIndexer.remove_deleted_items(course_key)