diff --git a/.changelog/18882.txt b/.changelog/18882.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..373fcfa7a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/18882.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_ecr_replication_configuration: Remove relication rules on resource deletion
+```
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration.go b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration.go
index 625cb2a9ca2..fd02fa20002 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfiguration() *schema.Resource {
 		Create: resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfigurationPut,
 		Read:   resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfigurationRead,
 		Update: resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfigurationPut,
-		Delete: schema.Noop,
+		Delete: resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfigurationDelete,
 		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
 			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
 		},
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ func resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfigurationRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta int
 	return nil
 }
 
+func resourceAwsEcrReplicationConfigurationDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ecrconn
+
+	input := ecr.PutReplicationConfigurationInput{
+		ReplicationConfiguration: &ecr.ReplicationConfiguration{
+			Rules: []*ecr.ReplicationRule{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := conn.PutReplicationConfiguration(&input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting ECR Replication Configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func expandEcrReplicationConfigurationReplicationConfiguration(data []interface{}) *ecr.ReplicationConfiguration {
 	if len(data) == 0 || data[0] == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration_test.go
index 37ba7f1a524..133be0214c6 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_replication_configuration_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestAccAWSEcrReplicationConfiguration_basic(t *testing.T) {
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		ErrorCheck:   testAccErrorCheck(t, ecr.EndpointsID),
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
-		CheckDestroy: nil,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSEcrReplicationConfigurationDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSEcrReplicationConfiguration(testAccGetAlternateRegion()),
@@ -46,10 +46,41 @@ func testAccCheckAWSEcrReplicationConfigurationExists(name string) resource.Test
 			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", name)
 		}
 
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).ecrconn
+		out, err := conn.DescribeRegistry(&ecr.DescribeRegistryInput{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ECR replication rules not found: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(out.ReplicationConfiguration.Rules) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ECR replication rules not found")
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
+func testAccCheckAWSEcrReplicationConfigurationDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).ecrconn
+
+	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
+		if rs.Type != "aws_ecr_replication_configuration" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		out, err := conn.DescribeRegistry(&ecr.DescribeRegistryInput{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if len(out.ReplicationConfiguration.Rules) != 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ECR replication rules found")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func testAccAWSEcrReplicationConfiguration(region string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {}