diff --git a/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client.go b/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client.go
index bd70a6ffa..fe3142069 100644
--- a/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client.go
+++ b/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client.go
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ func (h *adminMembersHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		}
 	case "DELETE":
 		idStr := trimPrefix(r.URL.Path, adminMembersPrefix)
+		if idStr == "" {
+			http.Error(w, "Method Not Allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
 		id, err := strconv.ParseUint(idStr, 16, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
diff --git a/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client_test.go b/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client_test.go
index c21bf4157..0bb2621f9 100644
--- a/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client_test.go
+++ b/etcdserver/etcdhttp/client_test.go
@@ -779,6 +779,16 @@ func TestServeAdminMembersFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 			http.StatusInternalServerError,
 		},
+		{
+			// etcdserver.RemoveMember error
+			&http.Request{
+				URL:    mustNewURL(t, adminMembersPrefix),
+				Method: "DELETE",
+			},
+			nil,
+
+			http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		h := &adminMembersHandler{