diff --git a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_data_disk_test.go b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_data_disk_test.go
index 2aa5e474c..d2582876c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_data_disk_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_data_disk_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management"
 	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management/virtualmachinedisk"
 )
 
@@ -155,15 +156,13 @@ func testAccCheckAzureDataDiskDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		req, err := virtualmachinedisk.NewClient(mc).DeleteDataDisk(vm, vm, vm, lun, true)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting Data Disk (%s): %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
+		_, err = virtualmachinedisk.NewClient(mc).GetDataDisk(vm, vm, vm, lun)
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Resource %s still exists", rs.Primary.ID)
 		}
 
-		// Wait until the data disk is deleted
-		if err := mc.WaitForOperation(req, nil); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf(
-				"Error deleting Data Disk (%s): %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
+		if !management.IsResourceNotFoundError(err) {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_instance_test.go b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_instance_test.go
index d6c92fe72..0d4c9b043 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_instance_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_instance_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management"
 	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management/hostedservice"
 	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management/virtualmachine"
 )
@@ -294,15 +295,13 @@ func testAccCheckAzureInstanceDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("No instance ID is set")
 		}
 
-		req, err := hostedservice.NewClient(mc).DeleteHostedService(rs.Primary.ID, true)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting instance (%s): %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
+		_, err := hostedservice.NewClient(mc).GetHostedService(rs.Primary.ID)
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Resource %s still exists", rs.Primary.ID)
 		}
 
-		// Wait until the instance is deleted
-		if err := mc.WaitForOperation(req, nil); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf(
-				"Error deleting instance (%s): %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
+		if !management.IsResourceNotFoundError(err) {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_security_group_test.go b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_security_group_test.go
index b4e79ebb9..a3ce2dd53 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_security_group_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_security_group_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management"
 	"github.com/svanharmelen/azure-sdk-for-go/management/networksecuritygroup"
 )
 
@@ -214,15 +215,13 @@ func testAccCheckAzureSecurityGroupDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("No Network Security Group ID is set")
 		}
 
-		req, err := networksecuritygroup.NewClient(mc).DeleteNetworkSecurityGroup(rs.Primary.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting Network Security Group (%s): %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
+		_, err := networksecuritygroup.NewClient(mc).GetNetworkSecurityGroup(rs.Primary.ID)
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Resource %s still exists", rs.Primary.ID)
 		}
 
-		// Wait until the instance is deleted
-		if err := mc.WaitForOperation(req, nil); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf(
-				"Error deleting Network Security Group (%s): %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
+		if !management.IsResourceNotFoundError(err) {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_virtual_network_test.go b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_virtual_network_test.go
index c6787f3fe..69a0362a5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_virtual_network_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azure/resource_azure_virtual_network_test.go
@@ -188,24 +188,11 @@ func testAccCheckAzureVirtualNetworkDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving Virtual Network Configuration: %s", err)
 		}
 
-		filtered := nc.Configuration.VirtualNetworkSites[:0]
 		for _, n := range nc.Configuration.VirtualNetworkSites {
-			if n.Name != rs.Primary.ID {
-				filtered = append(filtered, n)
+			if n.Name == rs.Primary.ID {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Resource %s still exists", rs.Primary.ID)
 			}
 		}
-
-		nc.Configuration.VirtualNetworkSites = filtered
-
-		req, err := virtualnetwork.NewClient(mc).SetVirtualNetworkConfiguration(nc)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting Virtual Network %s: %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
-		}
-
-		// Wait until the virtual network is deleted
-		if err := mc.WaitForOperation(req, nil); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for Virtual Network %s to be deleted: %s", rs.Primary.ID, err)
-		}
 	}
 
 	return nil