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 6d0870f17..4399cbd5f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_custom_layer_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_custom_layer_test.go
@@ -287,10 +287,6 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "tf-ops-acc-layer2" {
 
 func testAccAwsOpsworksCustomLayerConfigNoVpcCreate(name string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
-provider "aws" {
-	region = "us-east-1"
-}
-
 resource "aws_opsworks_custom_layer" "tf-acc" {
   stack_id = "${aws_opsworks_stack.tf-acc.id}"
   name = "%s"