diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
index 8a5b5c92d9..1b6a54ea23 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53RecordDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	}
 
 	changeInfo := respRaw.(*route53.ChangeResourceRecordSetsOutput).ChangeInfo
+	if changeInfo == nil {
+		log.Printf("[INFO] No ChangeInfo Found. Waiting for Sync not required")
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	err = waitForRoute53RecordSetToSync(conn, cleanChangeID(*changeInfo.Id))
 	if err != nil {