diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1579-ec2_vpc_vgw-deleted.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1579-ec2_vpc_vgw-deleted.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db9e57531b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1579-ec2_vpc_vgw-deleted.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+trivial:
+- ec2_vpc_vgw - update integration tests to allow for attachments being removed from the list once deleted (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1579).
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
index 0a6f9bacdb7..37bbf5e372d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_vpc_vgw/tasks/main.yml
@@ -105,8 +105,11 @@
           - vgw_details.state == 'available'
           - '"Name" in vgw_details.resource_tags'
           - vgw_details.resource_tags.Name == vgw_name
-          - vgw_details.vpc_attachments | length == 2
-          - attach_1_description in vgw_details.vpc_attachments
+          - (
+              attach_1_description in vgw_details.vpc_attachments
+              and
+              vgw_details.vpc_attachments | length == 2
+            ) or ( vgw_details.vpc_attachments | length == 1 )
           - attach_2_description in vgw_details.vpc_attachments
 
     - name: get VPC VGW facts by Tag
@@ -138,8 +141,11 @@
           - vgw_details.state == 'available'
           - '"Name" in vgw_details.resource_tags'
           - vgw_details.resource_tags.Name == vgw_name
-          - vgw_details.vpc_attachments | length == 2
-          - attach_1_description in vgw_details.vpc_attachments
+          - (
+              attach_1_description in vgw_details.vpc_attachments
+              and
+              vgw_details.vpc_attachments | length == 2
+            ) or ( vgw_details.vpc_attachments | length == 1 )
           - attach_2_description in vgw_details.vpc_attachments
 
     # ============================================================
@@ -211,7 +217,7 @@
     - name: delete vpn gateway
       ec2_vpc_vgw:
         state: absent
-        vpn_gateway_id: '{{ vgw.vgw.id }}'
+        vpn_gateway_id: '{{ vgw.vgw.id | default(vgw_id) }}'
       ignore_errors: yes
 
     - name: delete vpc