diff --git a/azuread/data_groups.go b/azuread/data_groups.go
index 053e4864ef..88d1fdacc2 100644
--- a/azuread/data_groups.go
+++ b/azuread/data_groups.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema"
 
 	"github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-azuread/azuread/helpers/graph"
-	"github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-azuread/azuread/helpers/validate"
 )
 
 func dataGroups() *schema.Resource {
@@ -26,11 +25,9 @@ func dataGroups() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:          schema.TypeList,
 				Optional:      true,
 				Computed:      true,
-				MinItems:      1,
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"names"},
 				Elem: &schema.Schema{
-					Type:         schema.TypeString,
-					ValidateFunc: validate.UUID,
+					Type: schema.TypeString,
 				},
 			},
 
@@ -38,11 +35,9 @@ func dataGroups() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:          schema.TypeList,
 				Optional:      true,
 				Computed:      true,
-				MinItems:      1,
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"object_ids"},
 				Elem: &schema.Schema{
-					Type:         schema.TypeString,
-					ValidateFunc: validate.NoEmptyStrings,
+					Type: schema.TypeString,
 				},
 			},
 		},