diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_group_policy_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_group_policy_test.go
index ccf35310b..8ca167b8a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_group_policy_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_group_policy_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,16 @@ resource "aws_iam_group" "group" {
 resource "aws_iam_group_policy" "foo" {
 	name = "foo_policy"
 	group = "${aws_iam_group.group.name}"
-	policy = "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":\"*\",\"Resource\":\"*\"}}"
+	policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": {
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Action": "*",
+    "Resource": "*"
+  }
+}
+EOF
 }
 `
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_policy_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_policy_test.go
index da063673c..2b2e64318 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_policy_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_policy_test.go
@@ -115,13 +115,36 @@ func testAccIAMRolePolicyConfig(role, policy1 string) string {
 resource "aws_iam_role" "role" {
 	name = "tf_test_role_%s"
 	path = "/"
-	assume_role_policy = "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":[{\"Action\":\"sts:AssumeRole\",\"Principal\":{\"Service\":\"ec2.amazonaws.com\"},\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Sid\":\"\"}]}"
+	assume_role_policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "ec2.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Sid": ""
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "foo" {
 	name = "tf_test_policy_%s"
 	role = "${aws_iam_role.role.name}"
-	policy = "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":\"*\",\"Resource\":\"*\"}}"
+	policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": {
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Action": "*",
+    "Resource": "*"
+  }
+}
+EOF
 }
 `, role, policy1)
 }
@@ -131,19 +154,51 @@ func testAccIAMRolePolicyConfigUpdate(role, policy1, policy2 string) string {
 resource "aws_iam_role" "role" {
 	name = "tf_test_role_%s"
 	path = "/"
-	assume_role_policy = "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":[{\"Action\":\"sts:AssumeRole\",\"Principal\":{\"Service\":\"ec2.amazonaws.com\"},\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Sid\":\"\"}]}"
+	assume_role_policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "ec2.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Sid": ""
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "foo" {
 	name = "tf_test_policy_%s"
 	role = "${aws_iam_role.role.name}"
-	policy = "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":\"*\",\"Resource\":\"*\"}}"
+	policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": {
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Action": "*",
+    "Resource": "*"
+  }
+}
+EOF
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "bar" {
 	name = "tf_test_policy_2_%s"
 	role = "${aws_iam_role.role.name}"
-	policy = "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":\"*\",\"Resource\":\"*\"}}"
+	policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": {
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Action": "*",
+    "Resource": "*"
+  }
+}
+EOF
 }
 `, role, policy1, policy2)
 }