diff --git a/src/Servant/Client.hs b/src/Servant/Client.hs
index 0a507658..6a0f4f6b 100644
--- a/src/Servant/Client.hs
+++ b/src/Servant/Client.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Servant.Client
   , module Servant.Common.BaseUrl
   ) where
 
+import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Either
 import Data.Aeson
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy (ByteString)
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ instance HasClient Delete where
   type Client Delete = BaseUrl -> EitherT String IO ()
 
   clientWithRoute Proxy req host =
-    performRequestJSON H.methodDelete req 204 host
+    void $ performRequest H.methodDelete req (== 204) host
 
 -- | If you have a 'Get' endpoint in your API, the client
 -- side querying function that is created when calling 'client'
diff --git a/test/Servant/ClientSpec.hs b/test/Servant/ClientSpec.hs
index b3e2b263..ced45224 100644
--- a/test/Servant/ClientSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Servant/ClientSpec.hs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ alice = Person "Alice" 42
 
 type Api =
        "get" :> Get Person
+  :<|> "delete" :> Delete
   :<|> "capture" :> Capture "name" String :> Get Person
   :<|> "body" :> ReqBody Person :> Post Person
   :<|> "param" :> QueryParam "name" String :> Get Person
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ api = Proxy
 server :: Application
 server = serve api (
        return alice
+  :<|> return ()
   :<|> (\ name -> return $ Person name 0)
   :<|> return
   :<|> (\ name -> case name of
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ withServer :: (BaseUrl -> IO a) -> IO a
 withServer action = withWaiDaemon (return server) action
 
 getGet :: BaseUrl -> EitherT String IO Person
+getDelete :: BaseUrl -> EitherT String IO ()
 getCapture :: String -> BaseUrl -> EitherT String IO Person
 getBody :: Person -> BaseUrl -> EitherT String IO Person
 getQueryParam :: Maybe String -> BaseUrl -> EitherT String IO Person
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ getMultiple :: String -> Maybe Int -> Bool -> [(String, [Rational])]
   -> BaseUrl
   -> EitherT String IO (String, Maybe Int, Bool, [(String, [Rational])])
 (     getGet
+ :<|> getDelete
  :<|> getCapture
  :<|> getBody
  :<|> getQueryParam
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ spec = do
   it "Servant.API.Get" $ withServer $ \ host -> do
     runEitherT (getGet host) `shouldReturn` Right alice
 
+  it "Servant.API.Delete" $ withServer $ \ host -> do
+    runEitherT (getDelete host) `shouldReturn` Right ()
+
   it "Servant.API.Capture" $ withServer $ \ host -> do
     runEitherT (getCapture "Paula" host) `shouldReturn` Right (Person "Paula" 0)