diff --git a/helper/schema/resource.go b/helper/schema/resource.go
index 28f620881..dad58eabc 100644
--- a/helper/schema/resource.go
+++ b/helper/schema/resource.go
@@ -384,3 +384,17 @@ func (r *Resource) recordCurrentSchemaVersion(
 	}
 	return state
 }
+
+// Noop is a convenience implementation of resource function which takes
+// no action and returns no error.
+func Noop(*ResourceData, interface{}) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RemoveFromState is a convenience implementation of a resource function
+// which sets the resource ID to empty string (to remove it from state)
+// and returns no error.
+func RemoveFromState(d *ResourceData, _ interface{}) error {
+	d.SetId("")
+	return nil
+}