diff --git a/openstack/identity/v3/projects/requests.go b/openstack/identity/v3/projects/requests.go
index 406db5bdb..bc439e554 100644
--- a/openstack/identity/v3/projects/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/identity/v3/projects/requests.go
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ func Create(client *golangsdk.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) (r CreateRe
 
 // Delete deletes a project.
 func Delete(client *golangsdk.ServiceClient, projectID string) (r DeleteResult) {
-	_, r.Err = client.Delete(deleteURL(client, projectID), nil)
+	_, r.Err = client.Delete(deleteURL(client, projectID), &golangsdk.RequestOpts{
+		OkCodes: []int{200},
+	})
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/openstack/identity/v3/projects/testing/fixtures.go b/openstack/identity/v3/projects/testing/fixtures.go
index e8c9601da..5c0282a94 100644
--- a/openstack/identity/v3/projects/testing/fixtures.go
+++ b/openstack/identity/v3/projects/testing/fixtures.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func HandleDeleteProjectSuccessfully(t *testing.T) {
 		th.TestMethod(t, r, "DELETE")
 		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", client.TokenID)
 
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
 }