diff --git a/.changelog/5949.txt b/.changelog/5949.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd930810443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5949.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+logging: made `google_logging_*_bucket_config` deletable
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_logging_bucket_config.go b/google/resource_logging_bucket_config.go
index 01dec3590e8..02de26da4f3 100644
--- a/google/resource_logging_bucket_config.go
+++ b/google/resource_logging_bucket_config.go
@@ -262,9 +262,25 @@ func resourceLoggingBucketConfigUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 }
 
 func resourceLoggingBucketConfigDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	name := d.Get("bucket_id")
+	for _, restrictedName := range []string{"_Required", "_Default"} {
+		if name == restrictedName {
+			log.Printf("[WARN] Default logging bucket configs cannot be deleted. Removing logging bucket config from state: %#v", d.Id())
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 
-	log.Printf("[WARN] Logging bucket configs cannot be deleted. Removing logging bucket config from state: %#v", d.Id())
-	d.SetId("")
-
+	config := meta.(*Config)
+	userAgent, err := generateUserAgentString(d, config.userAgent)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	url, err := replaceVars(d, config, fmt.Sprintf("{{LoggingBasePath}}%s", d.Id()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := sendRequestWithTimeout(config, "DELETE", "", url, userAgent, nil, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting Logging Bucket Config %q: %s", d.Id(), err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }