diff --git a/api/src/routes/public/signout.test.ts b/api/src/routes/public/signout.test.ts
index 5f8619d1982..42f583fb53b 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/public/signout.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/public/signout.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { devLogin, setupServer, superRequest } from '../../../vitest.utils.js';
-import { HOME_LOCATION } from '../../utils/env.js';
 
 describe('GET /signout', () => {
   setupServer();
@@ -29,12 +28,9 @@ describe('GET /signout', () => {
     expect(setCookie).toHaveLength(3);
   });
 
-  it('should redirect to / on the client by default', async () => {
+  it('should respond with an empty object', async () => {
     const res = await superRequest('/signout', { method: 'GET' });
-
-    // TODO: separate the validation and normalization logic.
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
-    expect(res.headers.location).toBe(`${HOME_LOCATION}/`);
-    expect(res.status).toBe(302);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({});
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
   });
 });
diff --git a/api/src/routes/public/signout.ts b/api/src/routes/public/signout.ts
index 183882e3661..90ac5044ede 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/public/signout.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/public/signout.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { FastifyPluginCallback } from 'fastify';
 
-import { getRedirectParams } from '../../utils/redirection.js';
+import { signout } from '../../schemas.js';
 
 /**
  * Route handler for signing out.
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@ export const signoutRoute: FastifyPluginCallback = (
   _options,
   done
 ) => {
-  fastify.get('/signout', async (req, reply) => {
-    const logger = fastify.log.child({ req, res: reply });
+  fastify.get(
+    '/signout',
+    {
+      schema: signout
+    },
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const logger = fastify.log.child({ req, res: reply });
 
-    void reply.clearOurCookies();
-    logger.info('User signed out');
-    const { returnTo } = getRedirectParams(req);
-    await reply.redirect(returnTo);
-  });
+      void reply.clearOurCookies();
+      logger.info('User signed out');
+
+      await reply.send({});
+    }
+  );
   done();
 };
diff --git a/api/src/schemas.ts b/api/src/schemas.ts
index 08bcb8bf5df..f895abba3ee 100644
--- a/api/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/api/src/schemas.ts
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ export {
   getUserExamEnvironmentToken
 } from './schemas/user/exam-environment-token.js';
 export { sentryPostEvent } from './schemas/sentry/event.js';
+export { signout } from './schemas/signout/signout.js';
diff --git a/api/src/schemas/signout/signout.ts b/api/src/schemas/signout/signout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a112dcd4c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/schemas/signout/signout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Type } from '@fastify/type-provider-typebox';
+import { genericError } from '../types.js';
+
+export const signout = {
+  response: {
+    200: Type.Object({}),
+    default: genericError
+  }
+};