diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py
index 75fe7895ac..bc11f4995e 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ async def send_credential_ack(
         Delete credential exchange record if set to auto-remove.
 
         Returns:
-            Tuple: cred ex record, credential ack message for tracing.
+            credential ack message for tracing
 
         """
         credential_ack_message = CredentialAck()
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py
index fd8c7b3f59..abe70b2d96 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py
@@ -1183,10 +1183,9 @@ async def credential_exchange_store(request: web.BaseRequest):
         )
 
     try:  # protocol owes an ack
-        (
-            cred_ex_record,
-            credential_ack_message,
-        ) = await credential_manager.send_credential_ack(cred_ex_record)
+        credential_ack_message = await credential_manager.send_credential_ack(
+            cred_ex_record
+        )
         result = cred_ex_record.serialize()  # pick up state done
 
     except (
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py
index 8744ffe449..0fe2cf8d78 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -1187,8 +1187,7 @@ async def test_credential_exchange_store(self):
                 mock_cred_ex_record
             )
             mock_credential_manager.return_value.send_credential_ack.return_value = (
-                mock_cred_ex_record,
-                async_mock.MagicMock(),
+                async_mock.MagicMock()
             )
 
             await test_module.credential_exchange_store(self.request)
@@ -1224,8 +1223,7 @@ async def test_credential_exchange_store_bad_cred_id_json(self):
                 mock_cred_ex_record
             )
             mock_credential_manager.return_value.send_credential_ack.return_value = (
-                mock_cred_ex_record,
-                async_mock.MagicMock(),
+                async_mock.MagicMock()
             )
 
             await test_module.credential_exchange_store(self.request)
@@ -1278,8 +1276,7 @@ async def test_credential_exchange_store_no_conn_record(self):
                 mock_cred_ex
             )
             mock_credential_manager.return_value.send_credential_ack.return_value = (
-                mock_cred_ex,
-                async_mock.MagicMock(),
+                async_mock.MagicMock()
             )
 
             with self.assertRaises(test_module.web.HTTPBadRequest):
@@ -1339,10 +1336,7 @@ async def test_credential_exchange_store_x(self):
                     return_value=mock_cred_ex_record
                 ),
                 send_credential_ack=async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                    return_value=(
-                        mock_cred_ex_record,
-                        async_mock.MagicMock(),
-                    )
+                    return_value=async_mock.MagicMock()
                 ),
             )