diff --git a/arango/connection.py b/arango/connection.py
index a8a16ef6..e65fd326 100644
--- a/arango/connection.py
+++ b/arango/connection.py
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ def prep_response(self, resp: Response, deserialize: bool = True) -> Response:
         else:
             resp.body = resp.raw_body
 
-        http_ok = 200 <= resp.status_code < 300
-        resp.is_success = http_ok and resp.error_code is None
+        resp.is_success = 200 <= resp.status_code < 300
         return resp
 
     def process_request(
diff --git a/tests/test_response.py b/tests/test_response.py
index 410d43dc..31b690fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_response.py
+++ b/tests/test_response.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_response(conn):
         url="test_url",
         headers={"foo": "bar"},
         status_text="baz",
-        status_code=200,
+        status_code=400,
         raw_body=test_body,
     )
     conn.prep_response(response)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_response(conn):
     assert response.method == "get"
     assert response.url == "test_url"
     assert response.headers == {"foo": "bar"}
-    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.status_code == 400
     assert response.status_text == "baz"
     assert response.raw_body == test_body
     assert response.body == {"errorMessage": "qux", "errorNum": 1}