diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_file_delete_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_file_delete_test.go
index 59b3ff91b68ec..c5e11eb164748 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_file_delete_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_file_delete_test.go
@@ -113,14 +113,7 @@ func TestAPIDeleteFile(t *testing.T) {
 		deleteFileOptions.SHA = "badsha"
 		url = fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo1.Name, treePath, token2)
 		req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "DELETE", url, &deleteFileOptions)
-		resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		expectedAPIError := context.APIError{
-			Message: "sha does not match [given: " + deleteFileOptions.SHA + ", expected: " + correctSHA + "]",
-			URL:     setting.API.SwaggerURL,
-		}
-		var apiError context.APIError
-		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiError)
-		assert.Equal(t, expectedAPIError, apiError)
+		resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
 
 		// Test creating a file in repo16 by user4 who does not have write access
 		fileID++
diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_list_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_list_test.go
index abc4f42cf4d3e..d9593151cbd5c 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_list_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_list_test.go
@@ -139,14 +139,7 @@ func testAPIGetContentsList(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
 	// Test file contents a file with a bad ref
 	ref = "badref"
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s?ref=%s", user2.Name, repo1.Name, treePath, ref)
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	expectedAPIError := context.APIError{
-		Message: "object does not exist [id: " + ref + ", rel_path: ]",
-		URL:     setting.API.SwaggerURL,
-	}
-	var apiError context.APIError
-	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiError)
-	assert.Equal(t, expectedAPIError, apiError)
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
 
 	// Test accessing private ref with user token that does not have access - should fail
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo16.Name, treePath, token4)
diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_test.go
index 184e76831bbd5..651a763bb04c9 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_get_contents_test.go
@@ -141,14 +141,7 @@ func testAPIGetContents(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
 	// Test file contents a file with a bad ref
 	ref = "badref"
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s?ref=%s", user2.Name, repo1.Name, treePath, ref)
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	expectedAPIError := context.APIError{
-		Message: "object does not exist [id: " + ref + ", rel_path: ]",
-		URL:     setting.API.SwaggerURL,
-	}
-	var apiError context.APIError
-	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiError)
-	assert.Equal(t, expectedAPIError, apiError)
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
 
 	// Test accessing private ref with user token that does not have access - should fail
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo16.Name, treePath, token4)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
index 54dc43093ee2b..90a84cd54c30f 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func DeleteFile(ctx *context.APIContext, apiOpts api.DeleteFileOptions) {
 		}
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "DeleteFile", err)
 	} else {
-		ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, fileResponse)
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, fileResponse) // FIXME on APIv2: return http.StatusNoContent
 	}
 }