diff --git a/platform/persistence/src/CouchPersistenceProvider.js b/platform/persistence/src/CouchPersistenceProvider.js
index 0f0cc8d83e..cf644b857f 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/src/CouchPersistenceProvider.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/src/CouchPersistenceProvider.js
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ define(
                 return request(subpath, "PUT", value);
             }
 
-            function del(subpath, value) {
-                return request(subpath, "DELETE", value);
-            }
-
             function getIdsFromAllDocs(allDocs) {
                 return allDocs.rows.map(function (r) { return r.id; });
             }
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ define(
                     revs[response.id] = response.rev;
                     return response.ok;
                 } else {
-                    return undefined;
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/platform/persistence/test/CouchPersistenceProviderSpec.js b/platform/persistence/test/CouchPersistenceProviderSpec.js
index a9826a6b1e..07b8b0a35a 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/test/CouchPersistenceProviderSpec.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/test/CouchPersistenceProviderSpec.js
@@ -13,8 +13,155 @@ define(
                 mockQ,
                 testSpace = "testSpace",
                 testPath = "/test/db",
+                capture,
                 provider;
 
+            function mockPromise(value) {
+                return {
+                    then: function (callback) {
+                        return mockPromise(callback(value));
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                mockHttp = jasmine.createSpy("$http");
+                mockQ = jasmine.createSpyObj("$q", ["when"]);
+
+                mockQ.when.andCallFake(mockPromise);
+
+                // Capture promise results
+                capture = jasmine.createSpy("capture");
+
+                provider = new CouchPersistenceProvider(
+                    mockHttp,
+                    mockQ,
+                    testSpace,
+                    testPath
+                );
+            });
+
+            it("reports available spaces", function () {
+                provider.listSpaces().then(capture);
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith([testSpace]);
+            });
+
+            it("lists all available documents", function () {
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { rows: [ { id: "a" }, { id: "b" }, { id: "c" } ] }
+                }));
+                provider.listObjects().then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/_all_docs", // couch document listing
+                    method: "GET"
+                });
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["a", "b", "c"]);
+            });
+
+            it("allows object creation", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" };
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_rev": "xyz", "ok": true }
+                }));
+                provider.createObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc", // couch document listing
+                    method: "PUT",
+                    data: {
+                        "_id": "abc",
+                        metadata: jasmine.any(Object),
+                        model: model
+                    }
+                });
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+            });
+
+            it("allows object models to be read back", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" };
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_rev": "xyz", "model": model }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc").then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc", // couch document listing
+                    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", "_rev": "xyz", "model": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc");
+
+                // Now perform an update
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_rev": "uvw", "ok": true }
+                }));
+                provider.updateObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc", // couch document listing
+                    method: "PUT",
+                    data: {
+                        "_id": "abc",
+                        "_rev": "xyz",
+                        metadata: jasmine.any(Object),
+                        model: model
+                    }
+                });
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+            });
+
+            it("allows object deletion", function () {
+                // First do a read to populate rev tags...
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_rev": "xyz", "model": {} }
+                }));
+                provider.readObject("testSpace", "abc");
+
+                // Now perform an update
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_rev": "uvw", "ok": true }
+                }));
+                provider.deleteObject("testSpace", "abc", {}).then(capture);
+                expect(mockHttp).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                    url: "/test/db/abc",
+                    method: "PUT",
+                    data: {
+                        "_id": "abc",
+                        "_rev": "xyz",
+                        "_deleted": true,
+                        metadata: jasmine.any(Object),
+                        model: {}
+                    }
+                });
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+            });
+
+            it("reports failure to create objects", function () {
+                var model = { someKey: "some value" };
+                mockHttp.andReturn(mockPromise({
+                    data: { "_id": "abc", "_rev": "xyz", "ok": false }
+                }));
+                provider.createObject("testSpace", "abc", model).then(capture);
+                expect(capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+            });
+
+            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);
+            });
+
         });
     }
 );
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