diff --git a/app/definitions/rest/v1/chat.ts b/app/definitions/rest/v1/chat.ts
index 4a224c475..6b4253966 100644
--- a/app/definitions/rest/v1/chat.ts
+++ b/app/definitions/rest/v1/chat.ts
@@ -32,4 +32,11 @@ export type ChatEndpoints = {
 			total: number;
 		}>;
 	};
+	'chat.delete': {
+		POST: (params: { msgId: string; roomId: string }) => {
+			_id: string;
+			ts: string;
+			message: Pick<IMessage, '_id' | 'rid' | 'u'>;
+		};
+	};
 };
diff --git a/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts b/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts
index c15970cd6..5b27f610b 100644
--- a/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts
+++ b/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts
@@ -243,10 +243,8 @@ export const joinRoom = (roomId: string, joinCode: string | null, type: 'c' | 'p
 	return sdk.post('channels.join', { roomId, joinCode });
 };
 
-export const deleteMessage = (messageId: string, rid: string): any =>
+export const deleteMessage = (messageId: string, rid: string) =>
 	// RC 0.48.0
-	// TODO: missing definitions from server
-	// @ts-ignore
 	sdk.post('chat.delete', { msgId: messageId, roomId: rid });
 
 export const markAsUnread = ({ messageId }: { messageId: string }) =>