diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iot_policy_attachment_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iot_policy_attachment_test.go
index 2114d7e105e3..e23680a3a1c3 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iot_policy_attachment_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iot_policy_attachment_test.go
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ func TestAccAWSIoTPolicyAttachment_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func testAccCheckAWSIoTPolicyAttachmentDestroy_basic(s *terraform.State) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func testAccCheckAWSIoTPolicyAttachmentExists_basic(name string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		_, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[name]