diff --git a/aws/provider_test.go b/aws/provider_test.go
index 84a84f102184..5c76f99e72e8 100644
--- a/aws/provider_test.go
+++ b/aws/provider_test.go
@@ -587,6 +587,22 @@ func testAccAwsRegionProviderFunc(region string, providers *[]*schema.Provider)
 	}
 }
 
+func testAccCheckResourceDisappears(provider *schema.Provider, resource *schema.Resource, resourceName string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		resourceState, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[resourceName]
+
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("resource not found: %s", resourceName)
+		}
+
+		if resourceState.Primary.ID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("resource ID missing: %s", resourceName)
+		}
+
+		return resource.Delete(resource.Data(resourceState.Primary), provider.Meta())
+	}
+}
+
 func testAccCheckWithProviders(f func(*terraform.State, *schema.Provider) error, providers *[]*schema.Provider) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		numberOfProviders := len(*providers)
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go
index 85c461312506..028771c64a5f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupPlan_disappears(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAwsBackupPlanConfig_basic(rName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAwsBackupPlanExists(resourceName, &plan, &ruleNameMap),
-					testAccCheckAwsBackupPlanDisappears(&plan),
+					testAccCheckResourceDisappears(testAccProvider, resourceAwsBackupPlan(), resourceName),
 				),
 				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: true,
 			},
@@ -496,20 +496,6 @@ func testAccCheckAwsBackupPlanDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func testAccCheckAwsBackupPlanDisappears(backupPlan *backup.GetBackupPlanOutput) resource.TestCheckFunc {
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).backupconn
-
-		input := &backup.DeleteBackupPlanInput{
-			BackupPlanId: backupPlan.BackupPlanId,
-		}
-
-		_, err := conn.DeleteBackupPlan(input)
-
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
 func testAccCheckAwsBackupPlanExists(name string, plan *backup.GetBackupPlanOutput, ruleNameMap *map[string]string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).backupconn
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go
index 59c8bb243926..9d864d6a34ef 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupSelection_basic(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAccAwsBackupSelection_disappears(t *testing.T) {
 	var selection1 backup.GetBackupSelectionOutput
 	rInt := acctest.RandInt()
+	resourceName := "aws_backup_selection.test"
+
 	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t); testAccPreCheckAWSBackup(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupSelection_disappears(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config: testAccBackupSelectionConfigBasic(rInt),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-					testAccCheckAwsBackupSelectionExists("aws_backup_selection.test", &selection1),
-					testAccCheckAwsBackupSelectionDisappears(&selection1),
+					testAccCheckAwsBackupSelectionExists(resourceName, &selection1),
+					testAccCheckResourceDisappears(testAccProvider, resourceAwsBackupSelection(), resourceName),
 				),
 				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: true,
 			},
@@ -190,21 +192,6 @@ func testAccCheckAwsBackupSelectionExists(name string, selection *backup.GetBack
 	}
 }
 
-func testAccCheckAwsBackupSelectionDisappears(selection *backup.GetBackupSelectionOutput) resource.TestCheckFunc {
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).backupconn
-
-		input := &backup.DeleteBackupSelectionInput{
-			BackupPlanId: selection.BackupPlanId,
-			SelectionId:  selection.SelectionId,
-		}
-
-		_, err := conn.DeleteBackupSelection(input)
-
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
 func testAccCheckAwsBackupSelectionRecreated(t *testing.T,
 	before, after *backup.GetBackupSelectionOutput) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_vault_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_vault_test.go
index 13e319c3965f..5ce6282c93f1 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_vault_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_vault_test.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupVault_disappears(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccBackupVaultConfig(rInt),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAwsBackupVaultExists(resourceName, &vault),
-					testAccCheckAwsBackupVaultDisappears(&vault),
+					testAccCheckResourceDisappears(testAccProvider, resourceAwsBackupVault(), resourceName),
 				),
 				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: true,
 			},
@@ -177,18 +177,6 @@ func testAccCheckAwsBackupVaultExists(name string, vault *backup.DescribeBackupV
 	}
 }
 
-func testAccCheckAwsBackupVaultDisappears(vault *backup.DescribeBackupVaultOutput) resource.TestCheckFunc {
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).backupconn
-		params := &backup.DeleteBackupVaultInput{
-			BackupVaultName: vault.BackupVaultName,
-		}
-		_, err := conn.DeleteBackupVault(params)
-
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
 func testAccPreCheckAWSBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).backupconn