diff --git a/storagemarket/impl/providerstates/provider_states.go b/storagemarket/impl/providerstates/provider_states.go
index d864d348..9bf07b33 100644
--- a/storagemarket/impl/providerstates/provider_states.go
+++ b/storagemarket/impl/providerstates/provider_states.go
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ func PublishDeal(ctx fsm.Context, environment ProviderDealEnvironment, deal stor
 		Ref:                deal.Ref,
 	}
 
-	// TODO: PublishDeals does not return the deal id, change API
-	_, mcid, err := environment.Node().PublishDeals(ctx.Context(), smDeal)
+	mcid, err := environment.Node().PublishDeals(ctx.Context(), smDeal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctx.Trigger(storagemarket.ProviderEventNodeErrored, xerrors.Errorf("publishing deal: %w", err))
 	}
diff --git a/storagemarket/testnodes/testnodes.go b/storagemarket/testnodes/testnodes.go
index 5970b79e..bcab0ca9 100644
--- a/storagemarket/testnodes/testnodes.go
+++ b/storagemarket/testnodes/testnodes.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ type FakeProviderNode struct {
 }
 
 // PublishDeals simulates publishing a deal by adding it to the storage market state
-func (n *FakeProviderNode) PublishDeals(ctx context.Context, deal storagemarket.MinerDeal) (abi.DealID, cid.Cid, error) {
+func (n *FakeProviderNode) PublishDeals(ctx context.Context, deal storagemarket.MinerDeal) (cid.Cid, error) {
 	if n.PublishDealsError == nil {
 		sd := storagemarket.StorageDeal{
 			DealProposal: deal.Proposal,
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ func (n *FakeProviderNode) PublishDeals(ctx context.Context, deal storagemarket.
 
 		n.SMState.AddDeal(sd)
 
-		return 0, shared_testutil.GenerateCids(1)[0], nil
+		return shared_testutil.GenerateCids(1)[0], nil
 	}
-	return 0, cid.Undef, n.PublishDealsError
+	return cid.Undef, n.PublishDealsError
 }
 
 // ListProviderDeals returns the deals in the storage market state
diff --git a/storagemarket/types.go b/storagemarket/types.go
index 39597a1b..43297334 100644
--- a/storagemarket/types.go
+++ b/storagemarket/types.go
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ type StorageProviderNode interface {
 
 	GetChainHead(ctx context.Context) (shared.TipSetToken, abi.ChainEpoch, error)
 
-	// Publishes deal on chain
-	PublishDeals(ctx context.Context, deal MinerDeal) (abi.DealID, cid.Cid, error)
+	// Publishes deal on chain, returns the message cid, but does not wait for message to appear
+	PublishDeals(ctx context.Context, deal MinerDeal) (cid.Cid, error)
 
 	// ListProviderDeals lists all deals associated with a storage provider
 	ListProviderDeals(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address, tok shared.TipSetToken) ([]StorageDeal, error)