diff --git a/.changelog/3554.txt b/.changelog/3554.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ec013c069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3554.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:none
+
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_app_profile_test.go b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_app_profile_test.go
index 665095e5de..96a2b758ac 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_app_profile_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_app_profile_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAccBigtableAppProfile_update(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_gc_policy_test.go b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_gc_policy_test.go
index 367d2e94e1..bcb18dfe68 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_gc_policy_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_gc_policy_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAccBigtableGCPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableGCPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableGCPolicy_union(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_iam_test.go b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_iam_test.go
index b5ae8846f1..20659c62d0 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_iam_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_iam_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstanceIamBinding(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instance := "tf-bigtable-iam-" + randString(t, 10)
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableInstanceIamBinding(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstanceIamMember(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instance := "tf-bigtable-iam-" + randString(t, 10)
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableInstanceIamMember(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstanceIamPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instance := "tf-bigtable-iam-" + randString(t, 10)
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go
index 377fcbb3c9..a847b80161 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstance_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableInstance_basic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstance_cluster(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -101,6 +105,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableInstance_cluster(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstance_development(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -124,6 +130,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableInstance_development(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableInstance_allowDestroy(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_table_test.go b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_table_test.go
index 0fbf709f85..490dd81d42 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigtable_table_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigtable_table_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAccBigtableTable_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableTable_basic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableTable_splitKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -57,6 +61,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableTable_splitKeys(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableTable_family(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -81,6 +87,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableTable_family(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableTable_familyMany(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
@@ -105,6 +113,8 @@ func TestAccBigtableTable_familyMany(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccBigtableTable_familyUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	// bigtable instance does not use the shared HTTP client, this test creates an instance
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", randString(t, 10))
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_compute_instance_migrate_test.go b/google-beta/resource_compute_instance_migrate_test.go
index 231a6dca53..3790cc9e8b 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_compute_instance_migrate_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_compute_instance_migrate_test.go
@@ -930,6 +930,8 @@ func cleanUpDisk(config *Config, diskName, zone string) {
 }
 
 func getInitializedConfig(t *testing.T) *Config {
+	// Migrate tests are non standard and handle the config directly
+	skipIfVcr(t)
 	// Check that all required environment variables are set
 	testAccPreCheck(t)