diff --git a/libraries/chef/mixin/pacemaker/standard_cib_object.rb b/libraries/chef/mixin/pacemaker/standard_cib_object.rb
index 6163237..6c4a383 100644
--- a/libraries/chef/mixin/pacemaker/standard_cib_object.rb
+++ b/libraries/chef/mixin/pacemaker/standard_cib_object.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ class Chef
           ::Chef::Log.error "Failed to configure #{cib_object}"
         end
       end
+
+      def standard_delete_resource
+        execute @current_cib_object.delete_command do
+          action :nothing
+        end.run_action(:run)
+        new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+        Chef::Log.info "Deleted #{@current_cib_object}'."
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/providers/colocation.rb b/providers/colocation.rb
index 656b71c..5862b98 100644
--- a/providers/colocation.rb
+++ b/providers/colocation.rb
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ end
 action :delete do
   name = new_resource.name
   next unless @current_resource
-  execute @current_cib_object.delete_command do
-    action :nothing
-  end.run_action(:run)
-  new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-  Chef::Log.info "Deleted #{@current_cib_object}'."
+  standard_delete_resource
 end
 
 def cib_object_class
diff --git a/providers/primitive.rb b/providers/primitive.rb
index 99ca86f..9d1007d 100644
--- a/providers/primitive.rb
+++ b/providers/primitive.rb
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ action :delete do
   if @current_cib_object.running?
     raise "Cannot delete running #{@current_cib_object}"
   end
-  execute @current_cib_object.delete_command do
-    action :nothing
-  end.run_action(:run)
-  new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
-  Chef::Log.info "Deleted #{@current_cib_object}"
+  standard_delete_resource
 end
 
 action :start do