diff --git a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_eventhub_consumer_group.go b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_eventhub_consumer_group.go
index 648fc761c..f188c15f5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_eventhub_consumer_group.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_eventhub_consumer_group.go
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ func resourceArmEventHubConsumerGroup() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"location": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Required: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
-			},
+			"location": locationSchema(),
 
 			"user_metadata": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,