diff --git a/spec/helpers/non_runnable_resource.rb b/spec/helpers/non_runnable_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..594406a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/non_runnable_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Shared code used to test providers of non-runnable Chef resources
+# representing Pacemaker CIB objects.  For example the provider for
+# primitives is runnable (since primitives can be started and stopped)
+# but constraints cannot.
+
+this_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('provider', this_dir)
+require File.expand_path('shellout', this_dir)
+
+shared_examples "a non-runnable resource" do |fixture|
+  include Chef::RSpec::Mixlib::ShellOut
+
+  it_should_behave_like "all Pacemaker LWRPs", fixture
+
+  describe ":delete action" do
+    it "should delete a resource" do
+      stub_shellout(fixture.definition_string)
+
+      provider.run_action :delete
+
+      cmd = "crm configure delete '#{fixture.name}'"
+      expect(@chef_run).to run_execute(cmd)
+      expect(@resource).to be_updated
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/provider.rb b/spec/helpers/provider.rb
index 591f89a..38f8fc3 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/provider.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/provider.rb
@@ -62,3 +62,10 @@ shared_examples "action on non-existent resource" do |action, cmd, expected_erro
     expect(@resource).not_to be_updated
   end
 end
+
+shared_examples "all Pacemaker LWRPs" do |fixture|
+  describe ":delete action" do
+    it_should_behave_like "action on non-existent resource", \
+      :delete, "crm configure delete #{fixture.name}", nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb b/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb
index 5695d35..ec831d5 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
       .and_return(running)
   end
 
+  it_should_behave_like "all Pacemaker LWRPs", fixture
+
   include Chef::RSpec::Mixlib::ShellOut
 
   describe ":delete action" do
-    it_should_behave_like "action on non-existent resource", \
-      :delete, "crm configure delete #{fixture.name}", nil
-
     it "should not delete a running resource" do
       stub_shellout(fixture.definition_string)
       expect_running(true)
diff --git a/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb b/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb
index 541c07b..aa43d7e 100644
--- a/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 this_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../helpers/provider', this_dir)
+require File.expand_path('../helpers/provider',               this_dir)
+require File.expand_path('../helpers/non_runnable_resource',  this_dir)
 require File.expand_path('../fixtures/colocation_constraint', this_dir)
 
 describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerColocation" do
@@ -60,9 +61,6 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerColocation" do
 
   end
 
-  describe ":delete action" do
-    it_should_behave_like "action on non-existent resource", \
-      :delete, "crm configure delete #{fixture.name}", nil
-  end
+  it_should_behave_like "a non-runnable resource", fixture
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/providers/location_spec.rb b/spec/providers/location_spec.rb
index 80566c8..fa3c1fe 100644
--- a/spec/providers/location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/providers/location_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 this_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../helpers/provider', this_dir)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/location_constraint', this_dir)
+require File.expand_path('../helpers/provider',               this_dir)
+require File.expand_path('../helpers/non_runnable_resource',  this_dir)
+require File.expand_path('../fixtures/location_constraint',   this_dir)
 
 describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerLocation" do
   # for use inside examples:
@@ -59,9 +60,6 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerLocation" do
 
   end
 
-  describe ":delete action" do
-    it_should_behave_like "action on non-existent resource", \
-      :delete, "crm configure delete #{fixture.name}", nil
-  end
+  it_should_behave_like "a non-runnable resource", fixture
 
 end