diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index 9d201b8..38dfe3c 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class TeleBot:
         :param message_id: which message to delete
         :return: API reply.
         """
-        return types.Message.de_json(apihelper.delete_message(self.token, chat_id, message_id))
+        return apihelper.delete_message(self.token, chat_id, message_id)
 
     def send_photo(self, chat_id, photo, caption=None, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None,
                    disable_notification=None):