diff --git a/src/__tests__/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js b/src/__tests__/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js
index 8d13f723..f29bf86b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ test('requires an unempty array of elements to exist first (function form)', ()
   )
 })
 
+test('after successful removal, fullfills promise with empty value (undefined)', () => {
+  const {getByTestId} = renderIntoDocument(`
+  <div data-testid="div"></div>
+`)
+  const div = getByTestId('div')
+  const waitResult = waitForElementToBeRemoved(() => getByTestId('div'), {
+    timeout: 100,
+  })
+  div.parentElement.removeChild(div)
+  return expect(waitResult).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+})
+
 describe('timers', () => {
   const expectElementToBeRemoved = async () => {
     const importedWaitForElementToBeRemoved = importModule()
diff --git a/src/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js b/src/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js
index 0703b575..d69974f4 100644
--- a/src/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js
+++ b/src/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.js
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ async function waitForElementToBeRemoved(callback, options) {
       result = callback()
     } catch (error) {
       if (error.name === 'TestingLibraryElementError') {
-        return true
+        return undefined
       }
       throw error
     }
     if (!isRemoved(result)) {
       throw timeoutError
     }
-    return true
+    return undefined
   }, options)
 }
 
diff --git a/types/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.d.ts b/types/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.d.ts
index b6b1e1bb..d0daae53 100644
--- a/types/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.d.ts
+++ b/types/wait-for-element-to-be-removed.d.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ import { waitForOptions } from "./wait-for";
 export function waitForElementToBeRemoved<T>(
     callback: (() => T) | T,
     options?: waitForOptions,
-): Promise<T>;
+): Promise<void>;