diff --git a/elasticmock/fake_elasticsearch.py b/elasticmock/fake_elasticsearch.py
index de1e0ee..4dab154 100644
--- a/elasticmock/fake_elasticsearch.py
+++ b/elasticmock/fake_elasticsearch.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def scroll(self, scroll_id, params=None):
     
     @query_params('consistency', 'parent', 'refresh', 'replication', 'routing',
                   'timeout', 'version', 'version_type')
-    def delete(self, index, doc_type, id, params=None):
+    def delete(self, index, id, doc_type="_doc", params=None):
 
         found = False