diff --git a/nsupdate/api/views.py b/nsupdate/api/views.py
index b1ede8e..1a64cf6 100644
--- a/nsupdate/api/views.py
+++ b/nsupdate/api/views.py
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ def DetectIpView(request, secret=None):
     key = check_ip(ipaddr)
     s[key] = ipaddr
     s.save()
-    with open(os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, "1px.gif"), "rb") as f:
-        image_data = f.read()
-    return HttpResponse(image_data, mimetype="image/png")
+    return HttpResponse(status=204)
 
 
 def basic_challenge(realm, content='Authorization Required'):
diff --git a/nsupdate/static/1px.gif b/nsupdate/static/1px.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index d537729..0000000
Binary files a/nsupdate/static/1px.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23a5710..5b16729 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['_tests', ]),
     package_data={
         'nsupdate': [
-            'static/*.gif',
             'static/*.html',
             'static/css/*',
             'static/screenshots/*',