diff --git a/konnovaea/phonebook.py b/konnovaea/phonebook.py
index d38d076..169190e 100644
--- a/konnovaea/phonebook.py
+++ b/konnovaea/phonebook.py
@@ -120,22 +120,29 @@ def _bst_find_mine(node):
     return current
 
 def bst_delete(root, name):
+
     if root is None:
         return None
+    
     if name < root['name']:
         root['left'] = bst_delete(root['left'], name)
     elif name > root['name']:
         root['right'] = bst_delete(root['right'], name)
-    else:
-        if root['left'] is None:
-            return root['right']
-        elif root['right'] is None:
-            return root['left']
+        return root
+    
+    if root['left'] is None:
+        return root['right']
+    elif root['right'] is None:
+        return root['left']
         
-        successor = _bst_find_mine(root['right'])
-        root['name'] = successor['name']
-        root['phone'] = successor['phone']
-        root['right'] = bst_delete(root['right'], successor['name'])
+    current = root['right']
+    while current['left'] is not None:
+        current = current['left']
+
+    root['name'] = current['name']
+    root['phone'] = current['phone']
+
+    root['right'] = bst_delete(root['right'], current['name'])
 
     return root