diff --git a/.changelog/3076.txt b/.changelog/3076.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96aa2e91398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3076.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+plugin/aws-alb: Use Route53 zone id when destroying a resource record
+```
diff --git a/builtin/aws/alb/releaser.go b/builtin/aws/alb/releaser.go
index 63b57fff942..086207005b3 100644
--- a/builtin/aws/alb/releaser.go
+++ b/builtin/aws/alb/releaser.go
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ func (r *Releaser) resourceRecordSetDestroy(
 	r53 := route53.New(sess)
 
 	records, err := r53.ListResourceRecordSets(&route53.ListResourceRecordSetsInput{
-		HostedZoneId:    aws.String(lbState.ZoneId),
+		HostedZoneId:    aws.String(r.config.ZoneId),
 		StartRecordName: aws.String(state.FQDN),
 		StartRecordType: aws.String("A"),
 		MaxItems:        aws.String("1"),
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ func (r *Releaser) resourceRecordSetDestroy(
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Debug("removing route53 record", "zone-id", lbState.ZoneId)
+	log.Debug("removing route53 record", "zone-id", r.config.ZoneId)
 	input := &route53.ChangeResourceRecordSetsInput{
 		ChangeBatch: &route53.ChangeBatch{
 			Changes: []*route53.Change{
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ func (r *Releaser) resourceRecordSetDestroy(
 			},
 			Comment: aws.String("managed by waypoint"),
 		},
-		HostedZoneId: aws.String(lbState.ZoneId),
+		HostedZoneId: aws.String(r.config.ZoneId),
 	}
 
 	result, err := r53.ChangeResourceRecordSets(input)