diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/update/helpers.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/update/helpers.rs
index a3be7bb22..a0a0ee266 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/update/helpers.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/update/helpers.rs
@@ -88,17 +88,16 @@ pub fn value_to_number(value: &Value) -> Option<Number> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Compute the hash of the given type, this is the way we produce documents ids.
-pub fn compute_document_id<H: Hash>(t: H) -> DocumentId {
-    let mut s = SipHasher::new();
-    t.hash(&mut s);
-    let hash = s.finish();
-    DocumentId(hash)
-}
-
-/// Validates a string representation to be a correct document id.
-pub fn validate_document_id(string: &str) -> bool {
-    string.chars().all(|x| x.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || x == '-' || x == '_')
+/// Validates a string representation to be a correct document id and
+/// returns the hash of the given type, this is the way we produce documents ids.
+pub fn compute_document_id(string: &str) -> Result<DocumentId, SerializerError> {
+    if string.chars().all(|x| x.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || x == '-' || x == '_') {
+        let mut s = SipHasher::new();
+        string.hash(&mut s);
+        Ok(DocumentId(s.finish()))
+    } else {
+        Err(SerializerError::InvalidDocumentIdFormat)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Extracts and validates the document id of a document.
@@ -110,12 +109,7 @@ pub fn extract_document_id(primary_key: &str, document: &IndexMap<String, Value>
                 Value::String(string) => string.clone(),
                 _ => return Err(SerializerError::InvalidDocumentIdFormat),
             };
-
-            if validate_document_id(&string) {
-                Ok(compute_document_id(string))
-            } else {
-                Err(SerializerError::InvalidDocumentIdFormat)
-            }
+            compute_document_id(&string)
         }
         None => Err(SerializerError::DocumentIdNotFound),
     }
diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/update/mod.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/update/mod.rs
index 124e6450a..3a3499c3e 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/update/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/update/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub use self::clear_all::{apply_clear_all, push_clear_all};
 pub use self::customs_update::{apply_customs_update, push_customs_update};
 pub use self::documents_addition::{apply_documents_addition, apply_documents_partial_addition, DocumentsAddition};
 pub use self::documents_deletion::{apply_documents_deletion, DocumentsDeletion};
-pub use self::helpers::{index_value, value_to_string, value_to_number, compute_document_id, extract_document_id, validate_document_id};
+pub use self::helpers::{index_value, value_to_string, value_to_number, compute_document_id, extract_document_id};
 pub use self::settings_update::{apply_settings_update, push_settings_update};
 
 use std::cmp;
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs
index 22586ecb6..3b71e656a 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashSet};
 use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse};
 use actix_web_macros::{delete, get, post, put};
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
+use meilisearch_core::{update, Error};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use meilisearch_core::{Error, serde::SerializerError};
-use meilisearch_core::update;
-
 use crate::error::ResponseError;
 use crate::helpers::Authentication;
 use crate::routes::{IndexParam, IndexUpdateResponse};
@@ -45,11 +43,7 @@ async fn get_document(
         .open_index(&path.index_uid)
         .ok_or(ResponseError::index_not_found(&path.index_uid))?;
 
-    if !update::validate_document_id(&path.document_id) {
-        return Err(Error::Serializer(SerializerError::InvalidDocumentIdFormat).into())
-    }
-
-    let document_id = update::compute_document_id(&path.document_id);
+    let document_id = update::compute_document_id(&path.document_id).map_err(Error::Serializer)?;
     let reader = data.db.main_read_txn()?;
 
     let response: Document = index
@@ -72,11 +66,7 @@ async fn delete_document(
         .open_index(&path.index_uid)
         .ok_or(ResponseError::index_not_found(&path.index_uid))?;
 
-    if !update::validate_document_id(&path.document_id) {
-        return Err(Error::Serializer(SerializerError::InvalidDocumentIdFormat).into())
-    }
-
-    let document_id = update::compute_document_id(&path.document_id);
+    let document_id = update::compute_document_id(&path.document_id).map_err(Error::Serializer)?;
 
     let mut update_writer = data.db.update_write_txn()?;
 
@@ -248,11 +238,8 @@ async fn delete_documents(
     let mut documents_deletion = index.documents_deletion();
 
     for document_id in body.into_inner() {
-        let document_id_string = update::value_to_string(&document_id);
-        if !update::validate_document_id(&document_id_string) {
-            return Err(Error::Serializer(SerializerError::InvalidDocumentIdFormat).into())
-        }
-        let document_id = update::compute_document_id(document_id_string);
+        let document_id = update::value_to_string(&document_id);
+        let document_id = update::compute_document_id(&document_id).map_err(Error::Serializer)?;
         documents_deletion.delete_document_by_id(document_id);
     }