diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs
index c7c9e521a..29ba3d0d8 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ async fn delete_index(
     path: web::Path<IndexParam>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
     match data.delete_index(path.index_uid.clone()).await {
-        Ok(_) => Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish()),
+        Ok(_) => Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish()),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().body(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/index/delete_index.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/index/delete_index.rs
index 39e79daaf..0d1a7c820 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/index/delete_index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/index/delete_index.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ async fn create_and_delete_index() {
 
     let (_response, code) = index.delete().await;
 
-    assert_eq!(code, 200);
+    assert_eq!(code, 204);
 
     assert_eq!(index.get().await.1, 400);
 }