diff --git a/modules/instruments/jsx/ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData.js b/modules/instruments/jsx/ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData.js
index f645d0d4988..6bb52500abd 100644
--- a/modules/instruments/jsx/ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData.js
+++ b/modules/instruments/jsx/ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData.js
@@ -30,9 +30,25 @@ class ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData extends Component {
             confirmButtonText: 'Yes, delete the data',
         }).then((result) => {
             if (result.value) {
-              this.refs.ClearInstrument.dispatchEvent(
-                new Event('submit')
-              );
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('ClearInstrument', 1);
+                fetch(
+                    window.location.href,
+                    {
+                      method: 'POST',
+                      body: formData,
+                    }
+                ).then((response) => {
+                    if (!response.ok) {
+                      console.error(
+                        response.status + ': ' + response.statusText
+                      );
+                      return;
+                    }
+                    window.location.reload();
+                }).catch((error) => {
+                    console.error(error);
+                });
             }
         });
     }
@@ -43,19 +59,14 @@ class ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData extends Component {
      * @return {JSX} - React markup for the component
      */
     render() {
-        return <form ref="ClearInstrument" method="post">
+        return (
             <input
                 className="button"
                 type="button"
                 value="Delete instrument data"
                 onClick={this.confirmDeletion}
             />
-            <input
-                type="hidden"
-                name="ClearInstrument"
-                value="1"
-            />
-        </form>;
+        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/php/libraries/NDB_BVL_InstrumentStatus_ControlPanel.class.inc b/php/libraries/NDB_BVL_InstrumentStatus_ControlPanel.class.inc
index 22af43507f0..1faf62b796d 100644
--- a/php/libraries/NDB_BVL_InstrumentStatus_ControlPanel.class.inc
+++ b/php/libraries/NDB_BVL_InstrumentStatus_ControlPanel.class.inc
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class NDB_BVL_InstrumentStatus_ControlPanel extends NDB_BVL_InstrumentStatus
                     $this->subtest ?? ''
                 );
                 $instrument->clearInstrument();
-                return false;
+                return true;
             } else {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 869394fc742..3e9af4db2be 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ const lorisModules = {
   imaging_qc: ['imagingQCIndex'],
   server_processes_manager: ['server_processes_managerIndex'],
   statistics: ['WidgetIndex'],
-  instruments: ['CandidateInstrumentList'],
+  instruments: ['CandidateInstrumentList', 'ControlpanelDeleteInstrumentData'],
   candidate_profile: ['CandidateInfo'],
   api_docs: ['swagger-ui_custom'],
 };