diff --git a/e2e/manager.go b/e2e/manager.go
index 3bebd7dae8595cb20285dac8abcb509f7b811965..bd7c313811a792ddc5535f8e4ab0f00cd97406b0 100644
--- a/e2e/manager.go
+++ b/e2e/manager.go
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ func (m *manager) DeletePartner(partnerId *id.ID) error {
 	}
 
 	m.DeletePartnerCallbacks(partnerId)
-
-	return m.Ratchet.DeletePartner(partnerId)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // DeletePartnerNotify removes the contact associated with the partnerId