diff --git a/cmd/broker/binding_test.go b/cmd/broker/binding_test.go
index fa02062aa2..4af6235165 100644
--- a/cmd/broker/binding_test.go
+++ b/cmd/broker/binding_test.go
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ func TestDeprovisioningWithExistingBindings(t *testing.T) {
 	response = suite.CallAPI(http.MethodDelete, fmt.Sprintf("oauth/v2/service_instances/%s/service_bindings/%s?plan_id=361c511f-f939-4621-b228-d0fb79a1fe15&service_id=47c9dcbf-ff30-448e-ab36-d3bad66ba281", iid, bindingID2), "")
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusGone, response.StatusCode)
 
-	// then expect bindings to be removed
-	suite.AssertBindingRemoval(iid, bindingID1)
-	suite.AssertBindingRemoval(iid, bindingID2)
+	// then expect bindings to exist in database
+	suite.AssertBindingExists(iid, bindingID1)
+	suite.AssertBindingExists(iid, bindingID2)
 }
 
 func TestRemoveBindingsFromSuspended(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/broker/broker_suite_test.go b/cmd/broker/broker_suite_test.go
index 3851055213..a025028a40 100644
--- a/cmd/broker/broker_suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/broker/broker_suite_test.go
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ func (s *BrokerSuiteTest) AssertBindingRemoval(iid string, bindingID string) {
 	assert.True(s.t, dberr.IsNotFound(err), "bindings should be removed")
 }
 
+func (s *BrokerSuiteTest) AssertBindingExists(iid string, bindingID string) {
+	binding, err := s.db.Bindings().Get(iid, bindingID)
+	assert.NoError(s.t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(s.t, binding)
+}
+
 func (s *BrokerSuiteTest) LastOperation(iid string) *internal.Operation {
 	op, _ := s.db.Operations().GetLastOperation(iid)
 	return op
diff --git a/internal/broker/bind_delete.go b/internal/broker/bind_delete.go
index a795fd4762..3acd75434e 100644
--- a/internal/broker/bind_delete.go
+++ b/internal/broker/bind_delete.go
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ func (b *UnbindEndpoint) Unbind(ctx context.Context, instanceID, bindingID strin
 	instance, err := b.instancesStorage.GetByID(instanceID)
 	switch {
 	case dberr.IsNotFound(err):
-		if err != nil {
-			b.log.Errorf("Unbind error during removal of db entity: %v", err)
-			return domain.UnbindSpec{}, apiresponses.NewFailureResponse(fmt.Errorf("failed to delete binding for binding %s and not existing instance %s: %v", bindingID, instanceID, err), http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete resources for binding %s and not existing instance %s: %v", bindingID, instanceID, err))
-		}
 		return domain.UnbindSpec{}, apiresponses.ErrInstanceDoesNotExist
 	case err != nil:
 		return domain.UnbindSpec{}, apiresponses.NewFailureResponse(fmt.Errorf("failed to get instance %s", instanceID), http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to get instance %s", instanceID))