diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index 332166ee2..db1bce39d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from rest_framework.request import clone_request
 from rest_framework.utils import dict2xml
 from rest_framework.utils import encoders
 from rest_framework.utils.breadcrumbs import get_breadcrumbs
-from rest_framework import VERSION
+from rest_framework import VERSION, status
 from rest_framework import serializers, parsers
 
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class BrowsableAPIRenderer(BaseRenderer):
         # Munge DELETE Response code to allow us to return content
         # (Do this *after* we've rendered the template so that we include
         # the normal deletion response code in the output)
-        if response.status_code == 204:
-            response.status_code = 200
+        if response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT:
+            response.status_code = status.HTTP_200_OK
 
         return ret