diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
index d00dce597..4f0a27f8a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ func resourceAwsDbInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			"publicly_accessible": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
 			"vpc_security_group_ids": &schema.Schema{