diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go
index a1dd431ea..5830a736f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go
@@ -472,10 +472,6 @@ resource "aws_db_instance" "no_snapshot" {
 `
 
 var testAccSnapshotInstanceConfig_enhancedMonitoring = `
-provider "aws" {
-  region = "us-east-1"
-}
-
 resource "aws_iam_role" "enhanced_policy_role" {
     name = "enhanced-monitoring-role"
     assume_role_policy = <<EOF