localstack · aidehn · Feb 5, 2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Jan 12, 2026
diff --git a/localstack-core/localstack/services/route53/provider.py b/localstack-core/localstack/services/route53/provider.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     ChangeStatus,
     CreateHostedZoneResponse,
     DeleteHealthCheckResponse,
+    DeleteHostedZoneResponse,
     DNSName,
     GetChangeResponse,
     GetHealthCheckResponse,
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ def accept_state_visitor(self, visitor: StateVisitor):
         visitor.visit(route53_backends)
         visitor.visit(route53_stores)
 
+    # No tag deletion logic to handle in Community. Overwritten in Pro implementation.
+    def remove_resource_tags(
+        self, context: RequestContext, resource_type: str, resource_id: str
+    ) -> None:
+        return
+
     def create_hosted_zone(
         self,
         context: RequestContext,
@@ -114,6 +121,13 @@ def get_health_check(
             )
         )
 
+    def delete_hosted_zone(
+        self, context: RequestContext, id: ResourceId, **kwargs
+    ) -> DeleteHostedZoneResponse:
+        response = call_moto(context)
+        self.remove_resource_tags(context=context, resource_type="hostedzone", resource_id=id)
+        return response
+
     def delete_health_check(
         self, context: RequestContext, health_check_id: HealthCheckId, **kwargs
     ) -> DeleteHealthCheckResponse:
@@ -126,4 +140,8 @@ def delete_health_check(
             )
 
         route53_backends[context.account_id][context.partition].delete_health_check(health_check_id)
-        return {}
+        self.remove_resource_tags(
+            context=context, resource_type="healthcheck", resource_id=health_check_id
+        )
+
+        return DeleteHealthCheckResponse()
@@ -2489,7 +2489,10 @@ def factory(**kwargs):
     yield factory
 
     for zone_id in zone_ids[::-1]:
-        aws_client.route53.delete_hosted_zone(Id=zone_id)
+        try:
+            aws_client.route53.delete_hosted_zone(Id=zone_id)
+        except ClientError as e:
+            LOG.debug("failed to delete hosted zone %s: %s", zone_id, e)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

diff --git a/tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.py b/tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.py
@@ -222,3 +222,17 @@ def test_reusable_delegation_sets(self, aws_client):
         with pytest.raises(Exception) as ctx:
             client.get_reusable_delegation_set(Id=set_id_1)
         assert "NoSuchDelegationSet" in str(ctx.value)
+
+    @markers.aws.validated
+    def test_delete_hosted_zone(self, aws_client, hosted_zone, snapshot):
+        hosted_zone_response = hosted_zone(Name=f"zone-{short_uid()}.com")
+        hosted_zone_id = hosted_zone_response["HostedZone"]["Id"].split("/")[-1]
+
+        snapshot.add_transformer(snapshot.transform.regex(hosted_zone_id, "<hosted-zone-id>"))
+
+        with pytest.raises(ClientError) as e:
+            aws_client.route53.delete_hosted_zone(Id=hosted_zone_id + "asdf1234")
+        snapshot.match("no-such-hosted-zone-error", e.value.response)
+
+        delete_hosted_zone_response = aws_client.route53.delete_hosted_zone(Id=hosted_zone_id)
+        snapshot.match("delete-hosted-zone-response", delete_hosted_zone_response)
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.snapshot.json b/tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.snapshot.json
@@ -142,5 +142,32 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  },
+  "tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.py::TestRoute53::test_delete_hosted_zone": {
+    "recorded-date": "12-01-2026, 00:07:24",
+    "recorded-content": {
+      "no-such-hosted-zone-error": {
+        "Error": {
+          "Code": "NoSuchHostedZone",
+          "Message": "No hosted zone found with ID: <hosted-zone-id>asdf1234",
+          "Type": "Sender"
+        },
+        "ResponseMetadata": {
+          "HTTPHeaders": {},
+          "HTTPStatusCode": 404
+        }
+      },
+      "delete-hosted-zone-response": {
+        "ChangeInfo": {
+          "Id": "/change/<change-id>",
+          "Status": "<status:1>",
+          "SubmittedAt": "datetime"
+        },
+        "ResponseMetadata": {
+          "HTTPHeaders": {},
+          "HTTPStatusCode": 200
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.validation.json b/tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.validation.json
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
   "tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.py::TestRoute53::test_crud_health_check": {
     "last_validated_date": "2024-06-13T08:05:47+00:00"
   },
+  "tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.py::TestRoute53::test_delete_hosted_zone": {
+    "last_validated_date": "2026-01-12T00:07:24+00:00",
+    "durations_in_seconds": {
+      "setup": 0.66,
+      "call": 0.74,
+      "teardown": 0.1,
+      "total": 1.5
+    }
+  },
   "tests/aws/services/route53/test_route53.py::TestRoute53::test_reusable_delegation_sets": {
     "last_validated_date": "2024-06-13T07:43:08+00:00"
   }