diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_custom_layer_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_custom_layer_test.go
index 4399cbd5f..fc0c16087 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_custom_layer_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_custom_layer_test.go
@@ -357,10 +357,6 @@ resource "aws_opsworks_custom_layer" "tf-acc" {
 
 func testAccAwsOpsworksCustomLayerConfigUpdate(name string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
-provider "aws" {
-  region = "us-east-1"
-}
-
 resource "aws_security_group" "tf-ops-acc-layer3" {
   name = "tf-ops-acc-layer3"
   ingress {