diff --git a/lib/algoliasearch-rails.rb b/lib/algoliasearch-rails.rb
index 8a01df2..3e41571 100644
--- a/lib/algoliasearch-rails.rb
+++ b/lib/algoliasearch-rails.rb
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ def algoliasearch(options = {}, &block)
         raise ArgumentError.new("Cannot use a enqueue if the `synchronous` option if set") if options[:synchronous]
         proc = if options[:enqueue] == true
           Proc.new do |record, remove|
-            AlgoliaJob.perform_later(record, remove ? 'algolia_remove_from_index!' : 'algolia_index!')
+            record_or_object_id = remove ? algolia_object_id_of(record) : record
+            AlgoliaJob.perform_later(record.class.to_s, record_or_object_id, remove)
           end
         elsif options[:enqueue].respond_to?(:call)
           options[:enqueue]
@@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ def algolia_index!(object, synchronous = false)
 
     def algolia_remove_from_index!(object, synchronous = false)
       return if algolia_without_auto_index_scope
-      object_id = algolia_object_id_of(object)
+      object_id = (object.is_a?(String) || object.is_a?(Numeric)) ? object : algolia_object_id_of(object)
       raise ArgumentError.new("Cannot index a record with a blank objectID") if object_id.blank?
       algolia_configurations.each do |options, settings|
         next if algolia_indexing_disabled?(options)
diff --git a/lib/algoliasearch/algolia_job.rb b/lib/algoliasearch/algolia_job.rb
index 13081ba..21eb8b0 100644
--- a/lib/algoliasearch/algolia_job.rb
+++ b/lib/algoliasearch/algolia_job.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ module AlgoliaSearch
   class AlgoliaJob < ::ActiveJob::Base
     queue_as :algoliasearch
 
-    def perform(record, method)
-      record.send(method)
+    def perform(record_class, record_or_object_id, remove)
+      if remove
+        object_id = record_or_object_id
+        record_class.constantize.algolia_remove_from_index!(object_id)
+      else
+        record = record_or_object_id
+        record.algolia_index!
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration_spec.rb b/spec/integration_spec.rb
index cf67154..38fbfe8 100644
--- a/spec/integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration_spec.rb
@@ -1561,3 +1561,19 @@ class ForwardToReplicasTwo < ActiveRecord::Base
     }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
+
+describe 'algolia_remove_from_index!' do
+  it "allows passing in the id as well" do
+    # index a Product
+    nokia = Product.create!(:name => 'nokia', :href => "google", :tags => ['decent'])
+    Product.reindex(AlgoliaSearch::IndexSettings::DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, true)
+    sleep 5
+
+    # verify it was indexed
+    expect(Product.search('nokia').size).to eq(1)
+
+    # remove from index by passing in id rather than the record
+    Product.algolia_remove_from_index!(nokia.id, true)
+    expect(Product.search('nokia').size).to eq(0)
+  end
+end