diff --git a/google/resource_google_project_iam_binding.go b/google/resource_google_project_iam_binding.go
index 4e3afa00..c1751be3 100644
--- a/google/resource_google_project_iam_binding.go
+++ b/google/resource_google_project_iam_binding.go
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ func resourceGoogleProjectIamBindingDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 			break
 		}
 		if toRemove < 0 {
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG]: Policy bindings for project %q did not include a binding for role %q, no need to delete", pid, binding.Role)
-			d.SetId("")
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG]: Policy bindings for project %q did not include a binding for role %q", pid, binding.Role)
 			return nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/google/resource_google_project_iam_member.go b/google/resource_google_project_iam_member.go
index 8fa2f24b..b95d9a28 100644
--- a/google/resource_google_project_iam_member.go
+++ b/google/resource_google_project_iam_member.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func resourceGoogleProjectIamMemberDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 			break
 		}
 		if bindingToRemove < 0 {
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG]: Binding for role %q does not exist in policy of project %q, so member %q can't be on it.", eMember.Role, pid, eMember.Members[0])
 			return nil
 		}
 		binding := p.Bindings[bindingToRemove]
@@ -158,8 +159,7 @@ func resourceGoogleProjectIamMemberDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 			break
 		}
 		if memberToRemove < 0 {
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG]: Member %q for binding for role %q does not exist in policy of project %q, removing from state.", member.Members[0], member.Role, pid)
-			d.SetId("")
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG]: Member %q for binding for role %q does not exist in policy of project %q.", member.Members[0], member.Role, pid)
 			return nil
 		}
 		binding.Members = append(binding.Members[:memberToRemove], binding.Members[memberToRemove+1:]...)