diff --git a/.changelog/14255.txt b/.changelog/14255.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4ff1a10ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/14255.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_sns_topic_subscription: Fix to avoid `delivery_policy` always showing diff.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription.go b/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription.go
index 1174bca2841..99d7ff0578a 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription.go
@@ -408,29 +408,38 @@ type snsTopicSubscriptionRedrivePolicy struct {
 }
 
 func suppressEquivalentSnsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy(k, old, new string, d *schema.ResourceData) bool {
-	var deliveryPolicy snsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy
-
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(old), &deliveryPolicy); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[WARN] Unable to unmarshal SNS Topic Subscription delivery policy JSON: %s", err)
+	ob, err := normalizeSnsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy(old)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print(err)
 		return false
 	}
 
-	normalizedDeliveryPolicy, err := json.Marshal(deliveryPolicy)
-
+	nb, err := normalizeSnsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy(new)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[WARN] Unable to marshal SNS Topic Subscription delivery policy back to JSON: %s", err)
+		log.Print(err)
 		return false
 	}
 
-	ob := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-	if err := json.Compact(ob, normalizedDeliveryPolicy); err != nil {
-		return false
+	return jsonBytesEqual(ob, nb)
+}
+
+func normalizeSnsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy(policy string) ([]byte, error) {
+	var deliveryPolicy snsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(policy), &deliveryPolicy); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[WARN] Unable to unmarshal SNS Topic Subscription delivery policy JSON: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	nb := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-	if err := json.Compact(nb, []byte(new)); err != nil {
-		return false
+	normalizedDeliveryPolicy, err := json.Marshal(deliveryPolicy)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[WARN] Unable to marshal SNS Topic Subscription delivery policy back to JSON: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	b := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	if err := json.Compact(b, normalizedDeliveryPolicy); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[WARN] Unable to marshal SNS Topic Subscription delivery policy back to JSON: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	return jsonBytesEqual(ob.Bytes(), nb.Bytes())
+	return b.Bytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription_test.go
index 6e54f345ff8..95fe10e4cdf 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_sns_topic_subscription_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func TestSuppressEquivalentSnsTopicSubscriptionDeliveryPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			new:        `{"healthyRetryPolicy":{"minDelayTarget":5,"maxDelayTarget":20,"numRetries":5}}`,
 			equivalent: true,
 		},
+		{
+			old:        `{"healthyRetryPolicy":{"minDelayTarget":5,"maxDelayTarget":20,"numRetries":5,"numMaxDelayRetries":null,"numNoDelayRetries":null,"numMinDelayRetries":null,"backoffFunction":null},"throttlePolicy":{}}`,
+			new:        `{"healthyRetryPolicy":{"minDelayTarget":5,"maxDelayTarget":20,"numRetries":5,"numMaxDelayRetries":null,"numNoDelayRetries":null,"numMinDelayRetries":null,"backoffFunction":null},"throttlePolicy":{}}`,
+			equivalent: true,
+		},
 		{
 			old:        `{"healthyRetryPolicy":{"minDelayTarget":5,"maxDelayTarget":20,"numRetries":5,"numMaxDelayRetries":null,"numNoDelayRetries":null,"numMinDelayRetries":null,"backoffFunction":null},"sicklyRetryPolicy":null,"throttlePolicy":null,"guaranteed":false}`,
 			new:        `{"healthyRetryPolicy":{"minDelayTarget":5,"maxDelayTarget":20,"numRetries":6}}`,