diff --git a/internal/services/apimanagement/api_management_resource.go b/internal/services/apimanagement/api_management_resource.go
index 5deb54b1469c..52c03a63a39c 100644
--- a/internal/services/apimanagement/api_management_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/apimanagement/api_management_resource.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/apimanagement/mgmt/2021-08-01/apimanagement" // nolint: staticcheck
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-azure-helpers/lang/pointer"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-azure-helpers/lang/response"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-azure-helpers/resourcemanager/commonids"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-azure-helpers/resourcemanager/commonschema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-azure-helpers/resourcemanager/identity"
@@ -1183,9 +1182,7 @@ func resourceApiManagementServiceDelete(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interfac
 	}
 
 	if err = future.WaitForCompletionRef(ctx, client.Client); err != nil {
-		if !response.WasNotFound(future.Response()) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("waiting for deletion of %s: %+v", *id, err)
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("waiting for deletion of %s: %+v", *id, err)
 	}
 
 	// Purge the soft deleted Api Management permanently if the feature flag is enabled