diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_firewall_v1.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_firewall_v1.go
index 21c93d33d..732b41622 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_firewall_v1.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_firewall_v1.go
@@ -105,17 +105,9 @@ func resourceFWFirewallV1Read(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	firewall, err := firewalls.Get(networkingClient, d.Id()).Extract()
-	if err != nil {
-		httpError, ok := err.(*gophercloud.UnexpectedResponseCodeError)
-		if !ok {
-			return err
-		}
 
-		if httpError.Actual == 404 {
-			d.SetId("")
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
+	if err != nil {
+		return CheckDeleted(d, err, "LB pool")
 	}
 
 	if t, exists := d.GetOk("name"); exists && t != "" {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_policy_v1.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_policy_v1.go
index e9fc1645b..7837e5a43 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_policy_v1.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_policy_v1.go
@@ -119,15 +119,7 @@ func resourceFWPolicyV1Read(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	policy, err := policies.Get(networkingClient, d.Id()).Extract()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		httpError, ok := err.(*gophercloud.UnexpectedResponseCodeError)
-		if !ok {
-			return err
-		}
-		if httpError.Actual == 404 {
-			d.SetId("")
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
+		return CheckDeleted(d, err, "LB pool")
 	}
 
 	if t, exists := d.GetOk("name"); exists && t != "" {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_rule_v1.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_rule_v1.go
index bd418e9b8..607d02b21 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_rule_v1.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_fw_rule_v1.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
-	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/fwaas/policies"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/fwaas/rules"
 )
@@ -126,15 +125,7 @@ func resourceFWRuleV1Read(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	rule, err := rules.Get(networkingClient, d.Id()).Extract()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		httpError, ok := err.(*gophercloud.UnexpectedResponseCodeError)
-		if !ok {
-			return err
-		}
-		if httpError.Actual == 404 {
-			d.SetId("")
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
+		return CheckDeleted(d, err, "LB pool")
 	}
 
 	d.Set("protocol", rule.Protocol)