diff --git a/builtin/providers/ultradns/resource_ultradns_rdpool.go b/builtin/providers/ultradns/resource_ultradns_rdpool.go
index a45ff6939..5f8bbff6c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/ultradns/resource_ultradns_rdpool.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/ultradns/resource_ultradns_rdpool.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Ensighten/udnssdk"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/validation"
 )
 
 func resourceUltradnsRdpool() *schema.Resource {
@@ -28,12 +29,6 @@ func resourceUltradnsRdpool() *schema.Resource {
 				Required: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
-			"order": &schema.Schema{
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Required: true,
-				// 0-255 char
-				// FIXED | RANDOM | ROUND_ROBIN
-			},
 			"rdata": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Set:      schema.HashString,
@@ -41,10 +36,20 @@ func resourceUltradnsRdpool() *schema.Resource {
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},
 			// Optional
-			"description": &schema.Schema{
+			"order": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
-				// 0-255 char
+				Default:  "ROUND_ROBIN",
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
+					"ROUND_ROBIN",
+					"FIXED",
+					"RANDOM",
+				}, false),
+			},
+			"description": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:     true,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringLenBetween(0, 255),
 			},
 			"ttl": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
@@ -111,8 +116,7 @@ func resourceUltradnsRdpoolRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	r := rrsets[0]
 
 	zone := d.Get("zone")
-	// ttl
-	d.Set("ttl", r.TTL)
+
 	// hostname
 	if r.OwnerName == "" {
 		d.Set("hostname", zone)
@@ -134,11 +138,11 @@ func resourceUltradnsRdpoolRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	}
 
 	// Set simple values
+	d.Set("ttl", r.TTL)
 	d.Set("description", p.Description)
 	d.Set("order", p.Order)
 
 	err = d.Set("rdata", makeSetFromStrings(r.RData))
-	//err = d.Set("rdata", makeSetFromRdataAlone(r.RData))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("rdata set failed: %#v", err)
 	}
@@ -186,13 +190,12 @@ func resourceUltradnsRdpoolDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 func newRRSetResourceFromRdpool(d *schema.ResourceData) (rRSetResource, error) {
 	//rDataRaw := d.Get("rdata").(*schema.Set).List()
 	r := rRSetResource{
-		// "The only valid rrtype value for SiteBacker or Traffic Controller pools is A"
+		// "The only valid rrtype value for RDpools is A"
 		// per https://portal.ultradns.com/static/docs/REST-API_User_Guide.pdf
 		RRType:    "A",
 		Zone:      d.Get("zone").(string),
 		OwnerName: d.Get("name").(string),
 		TTL:       d.Get("ttl").(int),
-		//RData:     unzipRdataHosts(rDataRaw),
 	}
 	if attr, ok := d.GetOk("rdata"); ok {
 		rdata := attr.(*schema.Set).List()
@@ -213,27 +216,3 @@ func newRRSetResourceFromRdpool(d *schema.ResourceData) (rRSetResource, error) {
 
 	return r, nil
 }
-
-// zip RData into []map[string]interface{}
-func zipRDataAlone(rds []string) []map[string]interface{} {
-	result := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(rds))
-	for _, rd := range rds {
-		r := map[string]interface{}{
-			//	"host": rds[i],
-			"host": rd,
-		}
-		result = append(result, r)
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-// makeSetFromRdatas encodes an array of Rdata into a
-// *schema.Set in the appropriate structure for the schema
-func makeSetFromRdataAlone(rds []string) *schema.Set {
-	s := &schema.Set{F: hashRdatas}
-	rs := zipRDataAlone(rds)
-	for _, r := range rs {
-		s.Add(r)
-	}
-	return s
-}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/ultradns/r/rdpool.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/ultradns/r/rdpool.html.markdown
index be7410fc1..80f9a3e55 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/ultradns/r/rdpool.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/ultradns/r/rdpool.html.markdown
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `zone` - (Required) The domain to add the record to
 * `name` - (Required) The name of the record
-* `order` - (Required) Ordering rule, one of FIXED, RANDOM or ROUND_ROBIN
 * `rdata` - (Required) list ip addresses.
+* `order` - (Optional) Ordering rule, one of FIXED, RANDOM or ROUND_ROBIN. Default: 'ROUND_ROBIN'.
 * `description` - (Optional) Description of the Resource Distribution pool. Valid values are strings less than 256 characters.
 * `ttl` - (Optional) The TTL of the pool in seconds. Default: `3600`.