diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_usage_plan_key.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_usage_plan_key.go
index 75e7bbefde..2433da48b9 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_usage_plan_key.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_usage_plan_key.go
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayUsagePlanKeyDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interf
 			UsagePlanId: aws.String(d.Get("usage_plan_id").(string)),
 			KeyId:       aws.String(d.Get("key_id").(string)),
 		})
-
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
+		if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && awsErr.Code() == "NotFoundException" {
+			return nil
+		}
 
 		return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
 	})