diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
index 419dc74f6..f6b2e95ad 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func resourceAwsElbRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	describeResp, err := elbconn.DescribeLoadBalancers(describeElbOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "LoadBalancerNotFound" {
+		if isLoadBalancerNotFound(err) {
 			// The ELB is gone now, so just remove it from the state
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func resourceAwsElbRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 	describeAttrsResp, err := elbconn.DescribeLoadBalancerAttributes(describeAttrsOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "LoadBalancerNotFound" {
+		if isLoadBalancerNotFound(err) {
 			// The ELB is gone now, so just remove it from the state
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
@@ -502,3 +502,8 @@ func resourceAwsElbListenerHash(v interface{}) int {
 
 	return hashcode.String(buf.String())
 }
+
+func isLoadBalancerNotFound(err error) bool {
+	elberr, ok := err.(aws.APIError)
+	return ok && elberr.Code == "LoadBalancerNotFound"
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_proxy_protocol_policy.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_proxy_protocol_policy.go
index 2b988097d..bdd5a8a5a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_proxy_protocol_policy.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_proxy_protocol_policy.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func resourceAwsProxyProtocolPolicyRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 	}
 	resp, err := elbconn.DescribeLoadBalancers(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "LoadBalancerNotFound" {
+		if isLoadBalancerNotFound(err) {
 			// The ELB is gone now, so just remove it from the state
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func resourceAwsProxyProtocolPolicyUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	}
 	resp, err := elbconn.DescribeLoadBalancers(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "LoadBalancerNotFound" {
+		if isLoadBalancerNotFound(err) {
 			// The ELB is gone now, so just remove it from the state
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func resourceAwsProxyProtocolPolicyDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	}
 	resp, err := elbconn.DescribeLoadBalancers(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "LoadBalancerNotFound" {
+		if isLoadBalancerNotFound(err) {
 			// The ELB is gone now, so just remove it from the state
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil