diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index bbc9c56a7..e00db7217 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1146,12 +1146,12 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(contacts)
     }
 
-    async fn delete_contact(&self, account_id: u32, contact_id: u32) -> Result<bool> {
+    async fn delete_contact(&self, account_id: u32, contact_id: u32) -> Result<()> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
         let contact_id = ContactId::new(contact_id);
 
         Contact::delete(&ctx, contact_id).await?;
-        Ok(true)
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     async fn change_contact_name(
diff --git a/node/test/test.js b/node/test/test.js
index c15f5e7d3..2b4bc6d20 100644
--- a/node/test/test.js
+++ b/node/test/test.js
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ describe('Offline Tests with unconfigured account', function () {
     const id = context.createContact('someuser', 'someuser@site.com')
     const contact = context.getContact(id)
     strictEqual(contact.getId(), id, 'contact id matches')
-    strictEqual(context.deleteContact(id), true, 'delete call succesful')
+    context.deleteContact(id)
     strictEqual(context.getContact(id), null, 'contact is gone')
   })