diff --git a/google-beta/resource_container_cluster.go b/google-beta/resource_container_cluster.go
index 50cfe6ee76e..c43d574f7b9 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -2048,15 +2048,14 @@ func resourceContainerClusterStateImporter(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid container cluster specifier. Expecting {zone}/{name} or {project}/{zone}/{name}")
 	}
 
-	if len(project) > 0 {
-		d.Set("project", project)
-	} else {
+	if len(project) == 0 {
 		var err error
 		project, err = getProject(d, config)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	d.Set("project", project)
 
 	if isZone(location) {
 		d.Set("zone", location)
@@ -2067,17 +2066,6 @@ func resourceContainerClusterStateImporter(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 	d.Set("name", clusterName)
 	d.SetId(clusterName)
 
-	// Try to determine remove_default_node_pool from presence of default
-	// node pool; if still present and user has it set to true, the pool
-	// will get removed on next apply.
-	nodePool := fmt.Sprintf("%s/nodePools/%s", containerClusterFullName(project, location, clusterName), "default-pool")
-	_, err := config.clientContainerBeta.Projects.Locations.Clusters.NodePools.Get(nodePool).Do()
-	if err != nil && isGoogleApiErrorWithCode(err, 404) {
-		d.Set("remove_default_node_pool", true)
-	} else if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[WARN] Unable to import value for remove_default_node_pool, got error while trying to get default node pool: %s", err)
-	}
-
 	return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_container_cluster_test.go b/google-beta/resource_container_cluster_test.go
index ff3fca936bf..c56de861db0 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_container_cluster_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_container_cluster_test.go
@@ -268,10 +268,11 @@ func TestAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:        "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
-				ImportStateIdPrefix: "us-central1-a/",
-				ImportState:         true,
-				ImportStateVerify:   true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
+				ImportStateIdPrefix:     "us-central1-a/",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"remove_default_node_pool"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerCluster_removeNetworkPolicy(clusterName),
@@ -281,10 +282,11 @@ func TestAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:        "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
-				ImportStateIdPrefix: "us-central1-a/",
-				ImportState:         true,
-				ImportStateVerify:   true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
+				ImportStateIdPrefix:     "us-central1-a/",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"remove_default_node_pool"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyDisabled(clusterName),
@@ -294,10 +296,11 @@ func TestAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:        "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
-				ImportStateIdPrefix: "us-central1-a/",
-				ImportState:         true,
-				ImportStateVerify:   true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
+				ImportStateIdPrefix:     "us-central1-a/",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"remove_default_node_pool"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyConfigDisabled(clusterName),
@@ -307,10 +310,11 @@ func TestAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:        "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
-				ImportStateIdPrefix: "us-central1-a/",
-				ImportState:         true,
-				ImportStateVerify:   true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_cluster.with_network_policy_enabled",
+				ImportStateIdPrefix:     "us-central1-a/",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"remove_default_node_pool"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config:             testAccContainerCluster_withNetworkPolicyConfigDisabled(clusterName),
@@ -1194,10 +1198,11 @@ func TestAccContainerCluster_withDefaultNodePoolRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 					"google_container_cluster.with_default_node_pool_removed", "node_pool.#", "0"),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:        "google_container_cluster.with_default_node_pool_removed",
-				ImportStateIdPrefix: "us-central1-a/",
-				ImportState:         true,
-				ImportStateVerify:   true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_cluster.with_default_node_pool_removed",
+				ImportStateIdPrefix:     "us-central1-a/",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"remove_default_node_pool"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
index 1d7ddc9f833..85a5123e804 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
@@ -589,9 +589,9 @@ $ terraform import google_container_cluster.mycluster my-gcp-project/us-east1-a/
 $ terraform import google_container_cluster.mycluster us-east1-a/my-cluster
 ```
 
-~> **Note:** This resource has several fields that control Terraform-specific behavior and aren't present in the API. If they are set in config and you import a cluster, Terraform may need to perform an update immediately after import. Some of these updates are no-ops, and some may modify your cluster.
+~> **Note:** This resource has several fields that control Terraform-specific behavior and aren't present in the API. If they are set in config and you import a cluster, Terraform may need to perform an update immediately after import. Most of these updates should be no-ops but some may modify your cluster if the imported state differs.
 
-For example:
+For example, the following fields will show diffs if set in config:
 
-- `min_master_version` will not be set on import and will show a no-op diff if set in config.
-- `remove_default_node_pool`: If the default node pool does not exist at import, this value will be set to true in state, but it will not be set otherwise. Thus, you may see a no-op diff if set to false in config, or a diff if set to true in config when the default node pool still exists.
+- `min_master_version`
+- `remove_default_node_pool`