diff --git a/pymisp/api.py b/pymisp/api.py
index 29f9626..b6bb95e 100644
--- a/pymisp/api.py
+++ b/pymisp/api.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class PyMISP:
         er.from_dict(**updated_event_report)
         return er
 
-    def delete_event_report(self, event_report: Union[MISPEventReport, int, str, UUID], hard: bool = False, pythonify: bool = False) -> Dict:
+    def delete_event_report(self, event_report: Union[MISPEventReport, int, str, UUID], hard: bool = False) -> Dict:
         """Delete an event report from a MISP instance
 
         :param event_report: event report to delete
@@ -473,13 +473,7 @@ class PyMISP:
         if hard:
             request_url += "/1"
         r = self._prepare_request('POST', request_url)
-        response = self._check_json_response(r)
-        if not (self.global_pythonify or pythonify) or 'errors' in response or hard:
-            # Hard will permanently delete, must return JSON
-            return response
-        er = MISPEventReport()
-        er.from_dict(**response)
-        return er
+        return self._check_json_response(r)
 
     # ## END Event Report ###