diff --git a/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js b/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js
index 043f5cdad5..12033f9193 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticPersistenceProvider.js
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ define(
                 return request(subpath, "DELETE");
             }
 
-            // Pull out a list of document IDs from CouchDB's
-            // _all_docs response
-            function getIdsFromAllDocs(allDocs) {
-                return allDocs.rows.map(function (r) { return r.id; });
-            }
-
             // Get a domain object model out of CouchDB's response
             function getModel(response) {
                 if (response && response[SRC]) {
@@ -117,7 +111,7 @@ define(
                  *          identifiers
                  */
                 listObjects: function (space) {
-                    return get("_all_docs").then(getIdsFromAllDocs);
+                    return $q.when([]);
                 },
                 /**
                  * Create a new object in the specified persistence space.
diff --git a/platform/persistence/elastic/test/ElasticPersistenceProviderSpec.js b/platform/persistence/elastic/test/ElasticPersistenceProviderSpec.js
index 21ae14bf55..a474f74c8a 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/elastic/test/ElasticPersistenceProviderSpec.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/elastic/test/ElasticPersistenceProviderSpec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ define(
             var mockHttp,
                 mockQ,
                 testSpace = "testSpace",
-                testPath = "/test/db",
+                testRoot = "/test",
+                testPath = "db",
                 capture,
                 provider;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,173 @@ define(
                 };
             }
 
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                mockHttp = jasmine.createSpy("$http");
+                mockQ = jasmine.createSpyObj("$q", ["when", "reject"]);
+
+                mockQ.when.andCallFake(mockPromise);
+                mockQ.reject.andCallFake(function (value) {
+                    return {
+                        then: function (ignored, callback) {
+                            return mockPromise(callback(value));
+                        }
+                    };
+                });
+
+                // Capture promise results
+                capture = jasmine.createSpy("capture");
+
+                provider = new ElasticPersistenceProvider(
+                    mockHttp,
+                    mockQ,
+                    testSpace,
+                    testRoot,
+                    testPath
+                );
+            });
+
+            it("reports available spaces", function () {
+                provider.listSpaces().then(capture);
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith([testSpace]);
+            });
+
+            // General pattern of tests below is to simulate ElasticSearch's
+            // response, verify that request looks like what ElasticSearch
+            // would expect, and finally verify that ElasticPersistenceProvider's
+            // return values match what is expected.
+            it("lists all available documents", function () {
+                // Not implemented yet
+                provider.listObjects().then(capture);
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+            });
+
+            it("allows object creation", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" };
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 1 }
+                }));
+                provider.createObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc",
+                    method: "PUT",
+                    data: model
+                });
+                expect(capture.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBeTruthy();
+            });
+
+            it("allows object models to be read back", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" };
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 1, "_source": model }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc").then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc",
+                    method: "GET"
+                });
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(model);
+            });
+
+            it("allows object update", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" };
+
+                // First do a read to populate rev tags...
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 42, "_source": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc");
+
+                // Now perform an update
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 43, "_source": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.updateObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc",
+                    method: "PUT",
+                    params: { version: 42 },
+                    data: model
+                });
+                expect(capture.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBeTruthy();
+            });
+
+            it("allows object deletion", function () {
+                // First do a read to populate rev tags...
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 42, "_source": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc");
+
+                // Now perform an update
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 42, "_source": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.deleteObject("testSpace", "abc", {}).then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc",
+                    method: "DELETE"
+                });
+                expect(capture.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBeTruthy();
+            });
+
+            it("returns undefined when objects are not found", function () {
+                // Act like a 404
+                mockHttp.andReturn({
+                    then: function (success, fail) {
+                        return mockPromise(fail());
+                    }
+                });
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc").then(capture);
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+            });
+
+            it("handles rejection due to version", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" },
+                    mockErrorCallback = jasmine.createSpy('error');
+
+                // First do a read to populate rev tags...
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 42, "_source": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc");
+
+                // Now perform an update
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "status": 409, "error": "Revision error..." }
+                }));
+                provider.updateObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(
+                    capture,
+                    mockErrorCallback
+                );
+
+                expect(capture).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(mockErrorCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            });
+
+            it("handles rejection due to unknown reasons", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" },
+                    mockErrorCallback = jasmine.createSpy('error');
+
+                // First do a read to populate rev tags...
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_version": 42, "_source": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc");
+
+                // Now perform an update
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "status": 410, "error": "Revision error..." }
+                }));
+                provider.updateObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(
+                    capture,
+                    mockErrorCallback
+                );
+
+                expect(capture).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(mockErrorCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            });
+
+
         });
     }
 );
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