diff --git a/pointer.go b/pointer.go
index 62ed714..74e0116 100644
--- a/pointer.go
+++ b/pointer.go
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
 }
 
 // Uses the pointer to delete a value from a JSON document (only works on maps/objects right now, not arrays)
-func (p *JsonPointer) Delete(document interface{}) (interface{}, reflect.Kind, error) {
+func (p *JsonPointer) Delete(document interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	is := &implStruct{mode: "DEL", inDocument: document}
 	p.implementation(is)
-	return is.getOutNode, is.getOutKind, is.outError
+	return document, is.outError
 }
 
 // Both Get and Set functions use the same implementation to avoid code duplication
diff --git a/pointer_test.go b/pointer_test.go
index ab8a7cd..171396f 100644
--- a/pointer_test.go
+++ b/pointer_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 		t.Errorf("NewJsonPointer(%v) error %v", in, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = p.Delete(jsonDocument)
+	_,  err = p.Delete(jsonDocument)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Delete(%v) error %v", in, err.Error())
 	}