diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java
index 39e911529d..9f22b88ded 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionDelete.java
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ public class RunningActionDelete extends AbstractActionWebscript
       // Request the cancel
       actionTrackingService.requestActionCancellation(action);
       
-      // Report it cancelled
-      status.setCode(Status.STATUS_GONE);
+      // Report it as having been cancelled
+      status.setCode(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
       status.setMessage("Action cancellation requested");
       status.setRedirect(true);
       return null;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
index 6e1d27617d..0d22007b43 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
@@ -746,8 +746,8 @@ public class RunningActionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
 
        
        // Request it to cancel
-       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key), Status.STATUS_GONE);
-       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_GONE, response.getStatus());
+       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key), Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT, response.getStatus());
        
        
        // Check it was cancelled
@@ -755,8 +755,8 @@ public class RunningActionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
        
        
        // Request again - no change
-       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key), Status.STATUS_GONE);
-       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_GONE, response.getStatus());
+       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key), Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT, response.getStatus());
        
        assertEquals(true, actionTrackingService.isCancellationRequested(rd));
        
@@ -780,8 +780,8 @@ public class RunningActionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
 
        
        // Ask for it to be cancelled via the webscript
-       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key2), Status.STATUS_GONE);
-       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_GONE, response.getStatus());
+       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_RUNNING_ACTION + key2), Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT, response.getStatus());
        
        
        // Should still be in the cache, not running but cancelled
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java
index 01719d6e4a..f2d17f4750 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionDelete.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class ReplicationDefinitionDelete extends AbstractReplicationWebscript
        // Delete it
        replicationService.deleteReplicationDefinition(replicationDefinition);
        
-       // Report it as gone
-       status.setCode(Status.STATUS_GONE);
+       // Report that we have deleted it
+       status.setCode(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
        status.setMessage("Replication Definition deleted");
        status.setRedirect(true);
        return null;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
index d7988bdfea..fe5fdd2f32 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
@@ -1197,8 +1197,8 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
        txn.begin();
        
        // Call the delete webscript
-       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test"), Status.STATUS_GONE);
-       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_GONE, response.getStatus());
+       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test"), Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT, response.getStatus());
        
        // Let the node service do its work
        txn.commit();
@@ -1229,8 +1229,8 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
        txn = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
        txn.begin();
        
-       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test"), Status.STATUS_GONE);
-       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_GONE, response.getStatus());
+       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test"), Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT, response.getStatus());
        
        txn.commit();
        Thread.sleep(50);
@@ -1244,8 +1244,8 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
        txn = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
        txn.begin();
        
-       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test 3"), Status.STATUS_GONE);
-       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_GONE, response.getStatus());
+       response = sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test 3"), Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_NO_CONTENT, response.getStatus());
        
        txn.commit();
        Thread.sleep(50);