diff --git a/equinix/resource_metal_device.go b/equinix/resource_metal_device.go
index a83b30fdd..73dd5558d 100644
--- a/equinix/resource_metal_device.go
+++ b/equinix/resource_metal_device.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ func resourceMetalDeviceDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	resp, err := client.DevicesApi.DeleteDevice(ctx, d.Id()).ForceDelete(fdv).Execute()
-	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
+	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(equinix_errors.FriendlyError(err))
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/errors/errors.go b/internal/errors/errors.go
index 9a2f43cb5..59853c287 100644
--- a/internal/errors/errors.go
+++ b/internal/errors/errors.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package errors
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/fabricv4"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/fabricv4"
+
 	"github.com/equinix/rest-go"
 	"github.com/packethost/packngo"
 )
@@ -191,21 +193,14 @@ func HasErrorCode(errors []fabricv4.Error, code string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// ignoreHttpResponseErrors ignores http response errors when matched by one of the
-// provided checks
-func IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(ignore ...func(resp *http.Response, err error) bool) func(resp *http.Response, err error) error {
+// IgnoreHttpResponseErrors ignores http response errors when the status
+// code of the response matches one of the status codes in the ignore list
+func IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(ignore ...int) func(resp *http.Response, err error) error {
 	return func(resp *http.Response, err error) error {
-		mute := false
-		for _, ignored := range ignore {
-			if ignored(resp, err) {
-				mute = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		if mute {
+		if resp != nil && slices.Contains(ignore, resp.StatusCode) {
 			return nil
 		}
+
 		return err
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/resources/fabric/connection/sweeper.go b/internal/resources/fabric/connection/sweeper.go
index 90ea8aec0..a67049e89 100644
--- a/internal/resources/fabric/connection/sweeper.go
+++ b/internal/resources/fabric/connection/sweeper.go
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
 	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/fabricv4"
 	equinix_errors "github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/internal/errors"
 	"github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/internal/sweep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/helper/resource"
-	"log"
 )
 
 func AddTestSweeper() {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func testSweepConnections(region string) error {
 		if sweep.IsSweepableFabricTestResource(connection.GetName()) {
 			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Deleting Connection: %s", connection.GetName())
 			_, resp, err := fabric.ConnectionsApi.DeleteConnectionByUuid(ctx, connection.GetUuid()).Execute()
-			if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
+			if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("error deleting fabric connection: %s", err))
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/gateway/resource.go b/internal/resources/metal/gateway/resource.go
index 345febef7..fc830b202 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/gateway/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/gateway/resource.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package gateway
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/metalv1"
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *Resource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRequest, resp
 		_, err = deleteWaiter.WaitForStateContext(ctx)
 	}
 
-	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(nil, err) != nil {
+	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(nil, err) != nil {
 		resp.Diagnostics.AddError(
 			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete Metal Gateway %s", id), err.Error(),
 		)
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/project/resource.go b/internal/resources/metal/project/resource.go
index fd39d1e60..4d8e0fd87 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/project/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/project/resource.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package project
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/metalv1"
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ func (r *Resource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRequest, resp
 
 	// API call to delete the project
 	deleteResp, err := client.ProjectsApi.DeleteProject(ctx, id).Execute()
-	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(deleteResp, err) != nil {
+	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(deleteResp, err) != nil {
 		err = equinix_errors.FriendlyErrorForMetalGo(err, deleteResp)
 		resp.Diagnostics.AddError(
 			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete Project %s", id),
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/project_ssh_key/resource.go b/internal/resources/metal/project_ssh_key/resource.go
index 26f863388..983702c30 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/project_ssh_key/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/project_ssh_key/resource.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package project_ssh_key
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/metalv1"
 	equinix_errors "github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/internal/errors"
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ func (r *Resource) Delete(
 
 	// Use API client to delete the resource
 	deleteResp, err := client.SSHKeysApi.DeleteSSHKey(ctx, id).Execute()
-	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(deleteResp, err) != nil {
+	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(deleteResp, err) != nil {
 		err = equinix_errors.FriendlyError(err)
 		resp.Diagnostics.AddError(
 			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete Project SSHKey %s", id),
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/ssh_key/resource.go b/internal/resources/metal/ssh_key/resource.go
index 4b76e4ec9..59957d132 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/ssh_key/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/ssh_key/resource.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ssh_key
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/metalv1"
 	equinix_errors "github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/internal/errors"
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func (r *Resource) Delete(
 
 	// Use API client to delete the resource
 	deleteResp, err := client.SSHKeysApi.DeleteSSHKey(ctx, id).Execute()
-	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(deleteResp, err) != nil {
+	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(deleteResp, err) != nil {
 		err = equinix_errors.FriendlyError(err)
 		resp.Diagnostics.AddError(
 			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete SSHKey %s", id),
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/resource.go b/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/resource.go
index 0ab16e41e..f0b99272e 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/resource.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ func resourceMetalVirtualCircuitDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 			// in order to use existing checks for equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors
 			err = equinix_errors.FriendlyErrorForMetalGo(err, resp)
 		}
-		if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
+		if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
 			return diag.FromErr(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ func resourceMetalVirtualCircuitDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 	)
 
 	_, err = deleteWaiter.WaitForStateContext(ctx)
-	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(nil, err) != nil {
+	if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(nil, err) != nil {
 		return diag.Errorf("Error deleting virtual circuit %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 	d.SetId("")
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/sweeper.go b/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/sweeper.go
index 71fae8032..c0b6b6bd7 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/sweeper.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/virtual_circuit/sweeper.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/metalv1"
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func testSweepVirtualCircuits(region string) error {
 						if sweep.IsSweepableTestResource(vcName) {
 							log.Printf("[INFO][SWEEPER_LOG] Deleting VirtualCircuit: %s", vcName)
 							_, resp, err := metal.InterconnectionsApi.DeleteVirtualCircuit(context.Background(), vcId).Execute()
-							if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(equinix_errors.HttpForbidden, equinix_errors.HttpNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
+							if equinix_errors.IgnoreHttpResponseErrors(http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound)(resp, err) != nil {
 								errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("error deleting VirtualCircuit: %s", err))
 							}
 						}