diff --git a/.changelog/4809.txt b/.changelog/4809.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a944d38da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4809.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+storage: fixed error when `matches_storage_class` is set empty on `google_storage_bucket`
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_storage_bucket.go b/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
index 0ce7bb1d8e2..c8fcf4ecb52 100644
--- a/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
+++ b/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ func resourceStorageBucket() *schema.Resource {
 									"matches_storage_class": {
 										Type:        schema.TypeList,
 										Optional:    true,
-										MinItems:    1,
 										Elem:        &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 										Description: `Storage Class of objects to satisfy this condition. Supported values include: MULTI_REGIONAL, REGIONAL, NEARLINE, COLDLINE, ARCHIVE, STANDARD, DURABLE_REDUCED_AVAILABILITY.`,
 									},
diff --git a/google/resource_storage_bucket_test.go b/google/resource_storage_bucket_test.go
index ae42cebabe2..46128bd993a 100644
--- a/google/resource_storage_bucket_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_storage_bucket_test.go
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ resource "google_storage_bucket" "bucket" {
       type = "Delete"
     }
     condition {
+	  matches_storage_class = []
       age = 10
     }
   }