diff --git a/api/memo.go b/api/memo.go
index a3793f66d..375a7fffe 100644
--- a/api/memo.go
+++ b/api/memo.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func handleDeleteMemo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	memoId := vars["id"]
 
-	_, err := store.DeleteMemo(memoId)
+	err := store.DeleteMemo(memoId)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		e.ErrorHandler(w, "DATABASE_ERROR", err.Error())
diff --git a/api/query.go b/api/query.go
index 5b2cfb774..8e35df675 100644
--- a/api/query.go
+++ b/api/query.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func handleDeleteQuery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	queryId := vars["id"]
 
-	_, err := store.DeleteQuery(queryId)
+	err := store.DeleteQuery(queryId)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		e.ErrorHandler(w, "DATABASE_ERROR", err.Error())
diff --git a/store/memo.go b/store/memo.go
index 64acc4f95..348b6c0fb 100644
--- a/store/memo.go
+++ b/store/memo.go
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ func UpdateMemo(id string, memoPatch *MemoPatch) (Memo, error) {
 	return memo, err
 }
 
-func DeleteMemo(memoId string) (error, error) {
+func DeleteMemo(memoId string) error {
 	query := `DELETE FROM memos WHERE id=?`
 	_, err := DB.Exec(query, memoId)
 
-	return nil, err
+	return err
 }
 
 func GetMemoById(id string) (Memo, error) {
diff --git a/store/query.go b/store/query.go
index 7a8aab1ac..b68382311 100644
--- a/store/query.go
+++ b/store/query.go
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ func UpdateQuery(id string, queryPatch *QueryPatch) (Query, error) {
 	return query, err
 }
 
-func DeleteQuery(queryId string) (error, error) {
+func DeleteQuery(queryId string) error {
 	query := `DELETE FROM queries WHERE id=?`
 	_, err := DB.Exec(query, queryId)
 
-	return nil, err
+	return err
 }
 
 func GetQueryById(queryId string) (Query, error) {