diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_resource.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_resource.go
index 6fa9f26fc..a0f138c13 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_resource.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_resource.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayResourceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && awsErr.Code() == "NotFoundException" {
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go
index 9254c285c..65d3afdc5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		RestApiId: aws.String(d.Id()),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && awsErr.Code() == "NotFoundException" {
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return err
 	}