diff --git a/terraform/node_resource_destroy.go b/terraform/node_resource_destroy.go
index e56fb9edef..40864a03a1 100644
--- a/terraform/node_resource_destroy.go
+++ b/terraform/node_resource_destroy.go
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ func (n *NodeDestroyResourceInstance) ReferenceableName() []addrs.Referenceable
 	}
 }
 
-// Destroy nodes can't be directly referenced by anything, so we need to
-// override the abstract method.
-func (n *NodeDestroyResourceInstance) ReferenceableAddrs() []addrs.Referenceable {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // GraphNodeReferencer, overriding NodeAbstractResource
 func (n *NodeDestroyResourceInstance) References() []*addrs.Reference {
 	// If we have a config, then we need to include destroy-time dependencies