diff --git a/build/terraform b/build/terraform
index df63be6aeadc..8cebfb3a9719 160000
--- a/build/terraform
+++ b/build/terraform
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit df63be6aeadc0b43c1de5c3562317e23abc1c409
+Subproject commit 8cebfb3a97199a7f93e6f7f34d84c085481221d7
diff --git a/build/terraform-beta b/build/terraform-beta
index ea7e225ce8f4..1c8cd96d1b0a 160000
--- a/build/terraform-beta
+++ b/build/terraform-beta
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ea7e225ce8f4e5da9a14ef743b3196122e35b093
+Subproject commit 1c8cd96d1b0a225ac97487c3d25fb9269463d8b5
diff --git a/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_container_cluster.go.erb b/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_container_cluster.go.erb
index a5d9193f2742..d364956e9db5 100644
--- a/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_container_cluster.go.erb
+++ b/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_container_cluster.go.erb
@@ -958,13 +958,16 @@ func resourceContainerClusterCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 
 	if d.Get("remove_default_node_pool").(bool) {
 		parent := fmt.Sprintf("%s/nodePools/%s", containerClusterFullName(project, location, clusterName), "default-pool")
-		op, err = config.clientContainerBeta.Projects.Locations.Clusters.NodePools.Delete(parent).Do()
+		err = retry(func() error {
+			op, err = config.clientContainerBeta.Projects.Locations.Clusters.NodePools.Delete(parent).Do()
+			return err
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return errwrap.Wrapf("Error deleting default node pool: {{err}}", err)
 		}
 		err = containerOperationWait(config, op, project, location, "removing default node pool", timeoutInMinutes)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errwrap.Wrapf("Error deleting default node pool: {{err}}", err)
+			return errwrap.Wrapf("Error while waiting to delete default node pool: {{err}}", err)
 		}
 	}