diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record_test.go
index 47672b5ee..724b452a8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record_test.go
@@ -148,14 +148,6 @@ func TestAccRoute53Record_alias(t *testing.T) {
 			resource.TestStep{
 				Config: testAccRoute53ElbAliasRecord,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-					testAccCheckRoute53RecordExists("aws_route53_record.elb_alias"),
-				),
-			},
-
-			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccRoute53AliasRecord,
-				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-					testAccCheckRoute53RecordExists("aws_route53_record.origin"),
 					testAccCheckRoute53RecordExists("aws_route53_record.alias"),
 				),
 			},