diff --git a/extensions/dns/dns.rb b/extensions/dns/dns.rb
index b64b86190..7304d8621 100644
--- a/extensions/dns/dns.rb
+++ b/extensions/dns/dns.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ module Dns
     # Removes the given DNS rule. Any future queries for it will be passed through.
     #
     # @param id [Integer] id returned from {#add_rule}
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] true on success, false on failure
+    #
     # @see #add_rule
     def remove_rule(id)
       @lock.synchronize do
diff --git a/extensions/dns/ruby/rubydns.rb b/extensions/dns/ruby/rubydns.rb
index 5c98dc785..924bbd0ae 100644
--- a/extensions/dns/ruby/rubydns.rb
+++ b/extensions/dns/ruby/rubydns.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ module RubyDNS
 
     class Rule
 
-      # XXX Can this be removed?
       attr_accessor :id
 
       # Now uses an 'id' parameter to uniquely identify rules
@@ -109,15 +108,13 @@ module RubyDNS
       id
     end
 
-    # New method that removes a rule given its id
+    # New method that removes a rule given its id and returns boolean result
     def remove_rule(id)
       @rules.delete_if { |rule| rule.id == id }
 
-      begin
-        BeEF::Core::Models::Dns::Rule.get!(id).destroy
-      rescue DataMapper::ObjectNotFoundError => e
-        @logger.error(e.message)
-      end
+      rule = BeEF::Core::Models::Dns::Rule.get(id)
+
+      rule != nil ? rule.destroy : false
     end
 
     # New method that loads all rules from the database at server startup