diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_event_target.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_event_target.go
index 73d362fc8..767b94b16 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_event_target.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_event_target.go
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ func resourceAwsCloudWatchEventTargetRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 				d.SetId("")
 				return nil
 			}
+
+			if awsErr.Code() == "ResourceNotFoundException" {
+				log.Printf("[WARN] CloudWatch Event Target (%q) not found. Removing it from state.", d.Id())
+				d.SetId("")
+				return nil
+			}
+
 		}
 		return err
 	}