diff --git a/ts/sql/Client.ts b/ts/sql/Client.ts
index 12545be60e..eeb5ae7501 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Client.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Client.ts
@@ -1497,9 +1497,7 @@ async function addStickerPackReference(messageId: string, packId: string) {
   await channels.addStickerPackReference(messageId, packId);
 }
 async function deleteStickerPackReference(messageId: string, packId: string) {
-  const paths = await channels.deleteStickerPackReference(messageId, packId);
-
-  return paths;
+  return channels.deleteStickerPackReference(messageId, packId);
 }
 async function deleteStickerPack(packId: string) {
   const paths = await channels.deleteStickerPack(packId);
diff --git a/ts/sql/Interface.ts b/ts/sql/Interface.ts
index 35ec507984..39e1b3683a 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Interface.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Interface.ts
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export type DataInterface = {
   deleteStickerPackReference: (
     messageId: string,
     packId: string
-  ) => Promise<Array<string>>;
+  ) => Promise<ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined>;
   getStickerCount: () => Promise<number>;
   deleteStickerPack: (packId: string) => Promise<Array<string>>;
   getAllStickerPacks: () => Promise<Array<StickerPackType>>;
diff --git a/ts/sql/Server.ts b/ts/sql/Server.ts
index cdc74e6a34..58b286a43d 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Server.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Server.ts
@@ -5058,7 +5058,7 @@ async function addStickerPackReference(
 async function deleteStickerPackReference(
   messageId: string,
   packId: string
-): Promise<Array<string>> {
+): Promise<ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined> {
   const db = getInstance();
 
   if (!messageId) {
@@ -5110,7 +5110,7 @@ async function deleteStickerPackReference(
       }
       const count = countRow['count(*)'];
       if (count > 0) {
-        return [];
+        return undefined;
       }
 
       const packRow: { status: StickerPackStatusType } = db
@@ -5123,12 +5123,12 @@ async function deleteStickerPackReference(
         .get({ packId });
       if (!packRow) {
         console.log('deleteStickerPackReference: did not find referenced pack');
-        return [];
+        return undefined;
       }
       const { status } = packRow;
 
       if (status === 'installed') {
-        return [];
+        return undefined;
       }
 
       const stickerPathRows: Array<{ path: string }> = db
diff --git a/ts/types/Stickers.ts b/ts/types/Stickers.ts
index 35cb37092f..eec2c2f6a0 100644
--- a/ts/types/Stickers.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Stickers.ts
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ export async function deletePackReference(
   const paths = await Data.deleteStickerPackReference(messageId, packId);
 
   // If we don't get a list of paths back, then the sticker pack was not deleted
-  if (!paths || !paths.length) {
+  if (!paths) {
     return;
   }