diff --git a/vault/resource_identity_oidc_scope.go b/vault/resource_identity_oidc_scope.go
index 4d3717ac6..90b140b18 100644
--- a/vault/resource_identity_oidc_scope.go
+++ b/vault/resource_identity_oidc_scope.go
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ func identityOIDCScopeResource() *schema.Resource {
 				Required:    true,
 			},
 			"template": {
-				Type:         schema.TypeString,
-				Description:  "The template string for the scope. This may be provided as escaped JSON or base64 encoded JSON.",
-				Optional:     true,
-				ValidateFunc: ValidateDataJSONFunc("vault_identity_oidc_scope"),
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Description: "The template string for the scope. This may be provided as escaped JSON or base64 encoded JSON.",
+				Optional:    true,
 			},
 			"description": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/website/docs/r/identity_oidc_scope.html.md b/website/docs/r/identity_oidc_scope.html.md
index 9183ee3ff..ba28c1e1d 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/identity_oidc_scope.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/r/identity_oidc_scope.html.md
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ for more information.
 ```hcl
 resource "vault_identity_oidc_scope" "groups" {
   name        = "groups"
-  template    = jsonencode(
-  {
-    groups = "{{identity.entity.groups.names}}",
-  }
-  )
+  template    = "{\"groups\":{{identity.entity.groups.names}}}"
   description = "Vault OIDC Groups Scope"
 }
 ```