diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table.go
index 39f89b79e..58afa016e 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table.go
@@ -123,13 +123,8 @@ func resourceAwsRouteTableRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		m := make(map[string]interface{})
 		m["cidr_block"] = r.DestinationCidrBlock
 
-		if r.GatewayId != "" {
-			m["gateway_id"] = r.GatewayId
-		}
-
-		if r.InstanceId != "" {
-			m["instance_id"] = r.InstanceId
-		}
+		m["gateway_id"] = r.GatewayId
+		m["instance_id"] = r.InstanceId
 
 		route.Add(m)
 	}