diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go
index 6bccc2d68..d70f14423 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ func resourceAwsEcsServiceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(out.Services) < 1 {
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Removing ECS service %q because it's gone", service.ServiceArn)
+		d.SetId("")
 		return nil
 	}