diff --git a/test/api/user/DELETE-user.test.js b/test/api/user/DELETE-user.test.js
index 927403a73b..ba4cfcfdf9 100644
--- a/test/api/user/DELETE-user.test.js
+++ b/test/api/user/DELETE-user.test.js
@@ -6,25 +6,16 @@ import {
 describe('DELETE /user', () => {
   let api;
 
-  beforeEach((done) => {
-    generateUser().then((usr) => {
-      api = requester(usr);
-      done();
-    }).catch(done);
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    return generateUser().then((user) => {
+      api = requester(user);
+    })
   });
 
-  it('deletes the user', (done) => {
-    api.del('/user')
-      .then((fetchedUser) => {
-        return api.get('/user');
-      })
-      .then((deletedUser) => {
-        done('Unexpected user');
-      })
-      .catch((err) => {
-        expect(err).to.eql('No user found.');
-        done();
-      });
+  it('deletes the user', () => {
+    return expect(api.del('/user').then((fetchedUser) => {
+      return api.get('/user');
+    })).to.be.rejectedWith('No user found.');
   });
 
   context('user in solo group', () => {