diff --git a/internal/services/compute/linux_virtual_machine_resource.go b/internal/services/compute/linux_virtual_machine_resource.go
index 4dfe0cb01125..3c298cbbdd67 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/linux_virtual_machine_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/linux_virtual_machine_resource.go
@@ -956,10 +956,6 @@ func resourceLinuxVirtualMachineUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Retrieving Linux Virtual Machine %q (Resource Group %q)..", id.Name, id.ResourceGroup)
 	existing, err := client.Get(ctx, id.ResourceGroup, id.Name, compute.InstanceViewTypesUserData)
 	if err != nil {
-		if utils.ResponseWasNotFound(existing.Response) {
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving Linux Virtual Machine %q (Resource Group %q): %+v", id.Name, id.ResourceGroup, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/services/compute/ssh_public_key_resource.go b/internal/services/compute/ssh_public_key_resource.go
index a7ab0ac1d01f..dbb8b9b38cc1 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/ssh_public_key_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/ssh_public_key_resource.go
@@ -150,12 +150,8 @@ func resourceSshPublicKeyUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 		return err
 	}
 
-	existing, err := client.Get(ctx, *id)
+	_, err = client.Get(ctx, *id)
 	if err != nil {
-		if response.WasNotFound(existing.HttpResponse) {
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving %s: %+v", *id, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/services/compute/windows_virtual_machine_resource.go b/internal/services/compute/windows_virtual_machine_resource.go
index 9ad08b1c00b8..17fc94eb08c1 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/windows_virtual_machine_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/windows_virtual_machine_resource.go
@@ -1006,10 +1006,6 @@ func resourceWindowsVirtualMachineUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interfa
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Retrieving Windows Virtual Machine %q (Resource Group %q)..", id.Name, id.ResourceGroup)
 	existing, err := client.Get(ctx, id.ResourceGroup, id.Name, compute.InstanceViewTypesUserData)
 	if err != nil {
-		if utils.ResponseWasNotFound(existing.Response) {
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving Windows Virtual Machine %q (Resource Group %q): %+v", id.Name, id.ResourceGroup, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/services/frontdoor/frontdoor_resource.go b/internal/services/frontdoor/frontdoor_resource.go
index 7adaec19ceb1..3768c8b09ba1 100644
--- a/internal/services/frontdoor/frontdoor_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/frontdoor/frontdoor_resource.go
@@ -135,18 +135,16 @@ func resourceFrontDoorUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	// remove in 3.0
 	// due to a change in the RP, if a Frontdoor exists in a location other than 'Global' it may continue to
 	// exist in that location, if this is a brand new Frontdoor it must be created in the 'Global' location
-	location := "Global"
-	cfgLocation, hasLocation := d.GetOk("location")
+	var location string
 
 	exists, err := client.Get(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil || exists.Model == nil {
-		if !response.WasNotFound(exists.HttpResponse) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("locating %s: %+v", id, err)
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("locating %s: %+v", id, err)
 	} else {
 		location = azure.NormalizeLocation(*exists.Model.Location)
 	}
 
+	cfgLocation, hasLocation := d.GetOk("location")
 	if hasLocation {
 		if location != azure.NormalizeLocation(cfgLocation) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("the Front Door %q (Resource Group %q) already exists in %q and cannot be moved to the %q location", name, resourceGroup, location, cfgLocation)