diff --git a/red/api/index.js b/red/api/index.js
index 4ed91af4e..f6aa8b974 100644
--- a/red/api/index.js
+++ b/red/api/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function init(adminApp) {
 
     adminApp.get("/nodes/:mod",nodes.getModule);
     adminApp.put("/nodes/:mod",nodes.putModule);
-    adminApp.delete("/nodes/:id",nodes.delete);
+    adminApp.delete("/nodes/:mod",nodes.delete);
 
     adminApp.get("/nodes/:mod/:set",nodes.getSet);
     adminApp.put("/nodes/:mod/:set",nodes.putSet);
diff --git a/red/api/nodes.js b/red/api/nodes.js
index 0b1c87dd4..0a1ea7eb3 100644
--- a/red/api/nodes.js
+++ b/red/api/nodes.js
@@ -70,25 +70,19 @@ module.exports = {
             res.send(400,new Error("Settings unavailable").toString());
             return;
         }
-        var id = req.params.id;
-        var removedNodes = [];
+        var mod = req.params.mod;
         try {
-            var node = redNodes.getNodeInfo(id);
             var promise = null;
-            if (!node) {
-                var module = redNodes.getNodeModuleInfo(id);
-                if (!module) {
-                    res.send(404);
-                    return;
-                } else {
-                    promise = server.uninstallModule(id);
-                }
+            var module = redNodes.getNodeModuleInfo(mod);
+            if (!module) {
+                res.send(404);
+                return;
             } else {
-                promise = when.resolve([redNodes.removeNode(id)]).then(server.reportRemovedModules);
+                promise = server.uninstallModule(mod);
             }
 
-            promise.then(function(removedNodes) {
-                res.json(removedNodes);
+            promise.then(function() {
+                res.send(204);
             }).otherwise(function(err) {
                 res.send(400,err.toString());
             });
diff --git a/test/red/api/nodes_spec.js b/test/red/api/nodes_spec.js
index 681b353ff..686b0dc0d 100644
--- a/test/red/api/nodes_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/api/nodes_spec.js
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ describe("nodes api", function() {
         });
 
         describe('by module', function() {
-            it('uninstalls the module and returns node info', function(done) {
+            it('uninstalls the module', function(done) {
                 var settingsAvailable = sinon.stub(settings,'available', function() {
                     return true;
                 });
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ describe("nodes api", function() {
 
                 request(app)
                     .del('/nodes/foo')
-                    .expect(200)
+                    .expect(204)
                     .end(function(err,res) {
                         settingsAvailable.restore();
                         getNodeInfo.restore();
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ describe("nodes api", function() {
                         if (err) {
                             throw err;
                         }
-                        res.body.should.have.property("id","123");
                         done();
                     });
             });