diff --git a/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/delete_document_reference.py b/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/delete_document_reference.py
index 79872037e..80ff3bb42 100644
--- a/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/delete_document_reference.py
+++ b/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/delete_document_reference.py
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ def handler(
 
     if not (core_model := repository.get_by_id(pointer_id)):
         logger.log(LogReference.PRODELETE002, pointer_id=pointer_id)
-        return SpineErrorResponse.NO_RECORD_FOUND(
-            diagnostics="The requested DocumentReference could not be found",
-        )
+        return NRLResponse.RESOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST_DELETE()
 
     repository.delete(core_model)
 
diff --git a/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/tests/test_delete_document_reference.py b/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/tests/test_delete_document_reference.py
index 242354c59..7428170db 100644
--- a/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/tests/test_delete_document_reference.py
+++ b/api/producer/deleteDocumentReference/tests/test_delete_document_reference.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def test_delete_document_reference_not_exists(repository: DocumentPointerReposit
     body = result.pop("body")
 
     assert result == {
-        "statusCode": "404",
+        "statusCode": "200",
         "headers": default_response_headers(),
         "isBase64Encoded": False,
     }
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ def test_delete_document_reference_not_exists(repository: DocumentPointerReposit
         "resourceType": "OperationOutcome",
         "issue": [
             {
-                "severity": "error",
-                "code": "not-found",
+                "severity": "information",
+                "code": "informational",
                 "details": {
                     "coding": [
                         {
-                            "code": "NO_RECORD_FOUND",
-                            "display": "No record found",
-                            "system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/ValueSet/Spine-ErrorOrWarningCode-1",
+                            "code": "RESOURCE_DELETED",
+                            "display": "Resource deleted",
+                            "system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/ValueSet/NRL-ResponseCode",
                         }
                     ]
                 },
diff --git a/layer/nrlf/core/response.py b/layer/nrlf/core/response.py
index 3372923b3..2f7b6be16 100644
--- a/layer/nrlf/core/response.py
+++ b/layer/nrlf/core/response.py
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ def RESOURCE_DELETED(cls):
             statusCode="200",
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def RESOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST_DELETE(cls):
+        return cls.from_issues(
+            issues=[
+                producer_model.OperationOutcomeIssue(
+                    severity="information",
+                    code="informational",
+                    details=NRLResponseConcept.from_code("RESOURCE_DELETED"),
+                    diagnostics="The requested DocumentReference could not be found",
+                )
+            ],
+            statusCode="200",
+        )
+
 
 class SpineErrorResponse(Response):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/features/producer/deleteDocumentReference-success.feature b/tests/features/producer/deleteDocumentReference-success.feature
index 2a6291971..440de277b 100644
--- a/tests/features/producer/deleteDocumentReference-success.feature
+++ b/tests/features/producer/deleteDocumentReference-success.feature
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ Feature: Producer - deleteDocumentReference - Success Scenarios
       | system                 | value     |
       | http://snomed.info/sct | 736253002 |
     When producer 'DK94' requests to delete DocumentReference with id 'DK94-000-NoPointerHere'
-    Then the response status code is 404
+    Then the response status code is 200
     And the response is an OperationOutcome with 1 issue
     And the OperationOutcome contains the issue:
       """
       {
-        "severity": "error",
-        "code": "not-found",
+        "severity": "information",
+        "code": "informational",
         "details": {
           "coding": [
             {
-              "system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/ValueSet/Spine-ErrorOrWarningCode-1",
-              "code": "NO_RECORD_FOUND",
-              "display": "No record found"
+              "system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/ValueSet/NRL-ResponseCode",
+              "code": "RESOURCE_DELETED",
+              "display": "Resource deleted"
             }
           ]
         },