diff --git a/terraform/evaluate.go b/terraform/evaluate.go
index 2b9211288..7bf7c9112 100644
--- a/terraform/evaluate.go
+++ b/terraform/evaluate.go
@@ -621,11 +621,6 @@ func (d *evaluationStateData) GetPathAttr(addr addrs.PathAttr, rng tfdiags.Sourc
 	}
 }
 
-// Try to guess if we have a pending destroy for all resources.
-func (s *evaluationStateData) pendingDestroy() bool {
-	return true
-}
-
 func (d *evaluationStateData) GetResource(addr addrs.Resource, rng tfdiags.SourceRange) (cty.Value, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 	// First we'll consult the configuration to see if an resource of this