diff --git a/.changelog/4686.txt b/.changelog/4686.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/google/resource_compute_instance.go b/google/resource_compute_instance.go
index 1f46f657f97..9c434924106 100644
--- a/google/resource_compute_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_compute_instance.go
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ func resourceComputeInstance() *schema.Resource {
 						"scopes": {
 							Type:        schema.TypeSet,
 							Required:    true,
-							MinItems:    1,
 							Description: `A list of service scopes.`,
 							Elem: &schema.Schema{
 								Type: schema.TypeString,