Standalone remove() Error

Getting the

TypeError: a is undefined
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When I try to use remove() standalone:

         $('#remove_list').on( 'click', function () {
            editor.buttons({
                        label: "Remove",
                        fn: function () {
                            this.submit( function () {
                                load_dropdown("#rule_list", "/json/get_domainlists/");
                            });
                        }
                    })
                    .remove($("#rule_list").val());
            } );

Here's how I initialize the editor:

        var editor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor( {
            ajax: "{% url 'json_editor_domainlist' %}",
            fields: [ {
                    label: "List Name:",
                    name: "list_name"
                }, {
                    label: "Note:",
                    name: "list_note"
                }, {
                    label: "ID",
                    name: "list_id"
                }
            ]
        } );

I need to pass an ID to the server for removal. I'll also need it for edit() also. How do I do this?