diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
index 8689d10..a3e4405 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
@@ -146,11 +146,9 @@
     def test_delete_container(self):
         # create a container
         container_name = self._create_container()
-        # delete container
+        # delete container, success asserted within
         resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'DELETE')
-
         self.containers.remove(container_name)
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
index ffc1326..f76ba1f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         """Deletes the container (if it's empty)."""
         url = str(container_name)
         resp, body = self.delete(url)
+        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return resp, body
 
     def update_container_metadata(