@@ -1199,12 +1199,16 @@ def _list_with_local_order(
 def _delete(self) -> None:
 """Deletes this Vertex AI resource. WARNING: This deletion is permanent."""
 _LOGGER.log_action_start_against_resource("Deleting", "", self)
-lro = getattr(self.api_client, self._delete_method)(name=self.resource_name)
-_LOGGER.log_action_started_against_resource_with_lro(
-"Delete", "", self.__class__, lro
+possible_lro = getattr(self.api_client, self._delete_method)(
+name=self.resource_name
 )
-lro.result()
-_LOGGER.log_action_completed_against_resource("deleted.", "", self)
+
+if possible_lro:
+_LOGGER.log_action_started_against_resource_with_lro(
+"Delete", "", self.__class__, possible_lro
+)
+possible_lro.result()
+_LOGGER.log_action_completed_against_resource("deleted.", "", self)
 
 
 class VertexAiResourceNounWithFutureManager(_VertexAiResourceNounPlus, FutureManager):