diff --git a/src/model/channel/channel_id.rs b/src/model/channel/channel_id.rs
index f7281919811..2e415dcb9fe 100644
--- a/src/model/channel/channel_id.rs
+++ b/src/model/channel/channel_id.rs
@@ -122,10 +122,14 @@ impl ChannelId {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|message_id| message_id.as_ref().0)
             .collect::<Vec<u64>>();
+        
+        if ids.len() == 1 {
+            self.delete_message(ids[0])
+        } else {
+            let map = json!({ "messages": ids });
 
-        let map = json!({ "messages": ids });
-
-        http::delete_messages(self.0, &map)
+            http::delete_messages(self.0, &map)
+        }
     }
 
     /// Deletes all permission overrides in the channel from a member or role.
diff --git a/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs b/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs
index e2e5f0971d1..d6649b40ac4 100644
--- a/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs
+++ b/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl GuildChannel {
     /// [`Channel::delete_messages`]: enum.Channel.html#method.delete_messages
     /// [Manage Messages]: permissions/constant.MANAGE_MESSAGES.html
     #[inline]
-    pub fn delete_messages<'a, It: IntoIterator<Item=&'a MessageId>>(&self, message_ids: It) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn delete_messages<T: AsRef<MessageId>, It: IntoIterator<Item=T>>(&self, message_ids: It) -> Result<()> {
         self.id.delete_messages(message_ids)
     }