diff --git a/terraform/context_refresh_test.go b/terraform/context_refresh_test.go
index 4acf6ba69..b7f3b6927 100644
--- a/terraform/context_refresh_test.go
+++ b/terraform/context_refresh_test.go
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ func TestRefresh_updateDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 			Status:    states.ObjectReady,
 			AttrsJSON: []byte(`{"id":"foo"}`),
 			Dependencies: []addrs.ConfigResource{
-				// Existing dependencies should not be removed during refresh
+				// Existing dependencies should be removed when overridden by the config
 				{
 					Module: addrs.RootModule,
 					Resource: addrs.Resource{
@@ -1598,6 +1598,32 @@ func TestRefresh_updateDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 			Module:   addrs.RootModule,
 		},
 	)
+	root.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(
+		addrs.Resource{
+			Mode: addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
+			Type: "aws_instance",
+			Name: "baz",
+		}.Instance(addrs.NoKey),
+		&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
+			Status:    states.ObjectReady,
+			AttrsJSON: []byte(`{"id":"baz"}`),
+			Dependencies: []addrs.ConfigResource{
+				// Existing dependencies should not be removed from orphaned instances
+				{
+					Module: addrs.RootModule,
+					Resource: addrs.Resource{
+						Mode: addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
+						Type: "aws_instance",
+						Name: "bam",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		addrs.AbsProviderConfig{
+			Provider: addrs.NewDefaultProvider("aws"),
+			Module:   addrs.RootModule,
+		},
+	)
 	root.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(
 		addrs.Resource{
 			Mode: addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
@@ -1621,7 +1647,8 @@ resource "aws_instance" "bar" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
-}`,
+}
+`,
 	})
 
 	p := testProvider("aws")
@@ -1649,12 +1676,15 @@ aws_instance.bar:
 
   Dependencies:
     aws_instance.foo
-aws_instance.foo:
-  ID = foo
+aws_instance.baz:
+  ID = baz
   provider = provider["registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws"]
 
   Dependencies:
-    aws_instance.baz
+    aws_instance.bam
+aws_instance.foo:
+  ID = foo
+  provider = provider["registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws"]
 `)
 
 	checkStateString(t, result, expect)
diff --git a/terraform/eval_state.go b/terraform/eval_state.go
index 50f363b2d..02f36d42c 100644
--- a/terraform/eval_state.go
+++ b/terraform/eval_state.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package terraform
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/addrs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs"
@@ -530,49 +529,3 @@ func (n *EvalWriteResourceState) Eval(ctx EvalContext) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
-
-// EvalRefreshDependencies is an EvalNode implementation that appends any newly
-// found dependencies to those saved in the state. The existing dependencies
-// are retained, as they may be missing from the config, and will be required
-// for the updates and destroys during the next apply.
-type EvalRefreshDependencies struct {
-	// Prior State
-	State **states.ResourceInstanceObject
-	// Dependencies to write to the new state
-	Dependencies *[]addrs.ConfigResource
-}
-
-func (n *EvalRefreshDependencies) Eval(ctx EvalContext) (interface{}, error) {
-	state := *n.State
-	if state == nil {
-		// no existing state to append
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	// We already have dependencies in state, so we need to trust those for
-	// refresh. We can't write out new dependencies until apply time in case
-	// the configuration has been changed in a manner the conflicts with the
-	// stored dependencies.
-	if len(state.Dependencies) > 0 {
-		*n.Dependencies = state.Dependencies
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	depMap := make(map[string]addrs.ConfigResource)
-	for _, d := range *n.Dependencies {
-		depMap[d.String()] = d
-	}
-
-	deps := make([]addrs.ConfigResource, 0, len(depMap))
-	for _, d := range depMap {
-		deps = append(deps, d)
-	}
-
-	sort.Slice(deps, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return deps[i].String() < deps[j].String()
-	})
-
-	*n.Dependencies = deps
-
-	return nil, nil
-}
diff --git a/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go b/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go
index 58e1545fc..6176eb3c3 100644
--- a/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go
+++ b/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ func (n *NodePlannableResourceInstance) evalTreeManagedResource(addr addrs.AbsRe
 				ProviderSchema: &providerSchema,
 				Output:         &instanceRefreshState,
 			},
-			&EvalRefreshDependencies{
-				State:        &instanceRefreshState,
-				Dependencies: &n.Dependencies,
-			},
 			&EvalRefresh{
 				Addr:           addr.Resource,
 				ProviderAddr:   n.ResolvedProvider,