diff --git a/moto/iam/models.py b/moto/iam/models.py
index d3907da26..41484add2 100755
--- a/moto/iam/models.py
+++ b/moto/iam/models.py
@@ -1148,8 +1148,8 @@ class IAMBackend(BaseBackend):
     def delete_role(self, role_name):
         role = self.get_role(role_name)
         for instance_profile in self.get_instance_profiles():
-            for role in instance_profile.roles:
-                if role.name == role_name:
+            for profile_role in instance_profile.roles:
+                if profile_role.name == role_name:
                     raise IAMConflictException(
                         code="DeleteConflict",
                         message="Cannot delete entity, must remove roles from instance profile first.",
diff --git a/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py b/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
index 6792d8f52..825e12fe0 100644
--- a/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
+++ b/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
@@ -2815,3 +2815,36 @@ def test_list_user_tags():
         [{"Key": "Stan", "Value": "The Caddy"}, {"Key": "like-a", "Value": "glove"}]
     )
     response["IsTruncated"].should_not.be.ok
+
+
+@mock_iam()
+def test_delete_role_with_instance_profiles_present():
+    iam = boto3.client("iam", region_name="us-east-1")
+
+    trust_policy = """
+    {
+      "Version": "2012-10-17",
+      "Statement": [
+        {
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Principal": {
+            "Service": "ec2.amazonaws.com"
+          },
+          "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+        """
+    trust_policy = trust_policy.strip()
+
+    iam.create_role(RoleName="Role1", AssumeRolePolicyDocument=trust_policy)
+    iam.create_instance_profile(InstanceProfileName="IP1")
+    iam.add_role_to_instance_profile(InstanceProfileName="IP1", RoleName="Role1")
+
+    iam.create_role(RoleName="Role2", AssumeRolePolicyDocument=trust_policy)
+
+    iam.delete_role(RoleName="Role2")
+
+    role_names = [role["RoleName"] for role in iam.list_roles()["Roles"]]
+    assert "Role1" in role_names
+    assert "Role2" not in role_names