diff --git a/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger.go b/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger.go
index 7b5daf70..8009a687 100644
--- a/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger.go
+++ b/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func resourceCloudBuildTrigger() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Create: resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerCreate,
 		Read:   resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerRead,
-		Update: resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerDelete,
 		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
 			State: resourceCloudBuildTriggerImportState,
@@ -40,32 +39,38 @@ func resourceCloudBuildTrigger() *schema.Resource {
 			"filename": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:          schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:      true,
+				ForceNew:      true,
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"build"},
 			},
 			"build": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeList,
 				Description: "Contents of the build template.",
 				Optional:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
 				MaxItems:    1,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"images": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeList,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 							Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 						},
 						"step": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeList,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 							Elem: &schema.Resource{
 								Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 									"name": &schema.Schema{
 										Type:     schema.TypeString,
 										Optional: true,
+										ForceNew: true,
 									},
 									"args": &schema.Schema{
 										Type:     schema.TypeString,
 										Optional: true,
+										ForceNew: true,
 									},
 								},
 							},
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ func resourceCloudBuildTrigger() *schema.Resource {
 						"tags": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeList,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 							Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 						},
 					},
@@ -81,41 +87,50 @@ func resourceCloudBuildTrigger() *schema.Resource {
 			"description": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 			"substitutions": &schema.Schema{
 				Optional: true,
 				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
+				ForceNew: true,
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},
 			"trigger_template": &schema.Schema{
 				Optional: true,
 				Type:     schema.TypeList,
 				MaxItems: 1,
+				ForceNew: true,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"branch_name": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 						"commit_sha": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 						"dir": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 						"project": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 						"repo_name": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 						"tag_name": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -132,11 +147,22 @@ func resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 		return err
 	}
 
-	buildTrigger, err := expandCloudbuildBuildTrigger(d, meta)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	// Build the address parameter
+	buildTrigger := &cloudbuild.BuildTrigger{}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("description"); ok {
+		buildTrigger.Description = v.(string)
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("filename"); ok {
+		buildTrigger.Filename = v.(string)
+	} else {
+		buildTrigger.Build = expandCloudbuildBuildTriggerBuild(d)
+	}
+
+	buildTrigger.TriggerTemplate = expandCloudbuildBuildTriggerTemplate(d, project)
+	buildTrigger.Substitutions = expandStringMap(d, "substitutions")
+
 	tstr, err := json.Marshal(buildTrigger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -182,56 +208,6 @@ func resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	config := meta.(*Config)
-
-	project, err := getProject(d, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	buildTrigger, err := expandCloudbuildBuildTrigger(d, meta)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	id := d.Id()
-
-	log.Printf("[INFO] Updating Cloud Build Trigger: %s", id)
-
-	if _, err = config.clientBuild.Projects.Triggers.Patch(project, id, buildTrigger).Do(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return resourceCloudbuildBuildTriggerRead(d, meta)
-}
-
-func expandCloudbuildBuildTrigger(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) (*cloudbuild.BuildTrigger, error) {
-	config := meta.(*Config)
-
-	project, err := getProject(d, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	t := &cloudbuild.BuildTrigger{}
-
-	if v, ok := d.GetOk("description"); ok {
-		t.Description = v.(string)
-	}
-
-	if v, ok := d.GetOk("filename"); ok {
-		t.Filename = v.(string)
-	} else {
-		t.Build = expandCloudbuildBuildTriggerBuild(d)
-	}
-
-	t.Substitutions = expandStringMap(d, "substitutions")
-	t.TriggerTemplate = expandCloudbuildBuildTriggerTemplate(d, project)
-
-	return t, nil
-}
-
 func expandCloudbuildBuildTriggerTemplate(d *schema.ResourceData, project string) *cloudbuild.RepoSource {
 	if d.Get("trigger_template.#").(int) == 0 {
 		return nil
diff --git a/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger_test.go b/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger_test.go
index 2489a8d4..bc36c2a4 100644
--- a/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_cloudbuild_build_trigger_test.go
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ func TestAccCloudBuildTrigger_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				ImportStateVerify:   true,
 				ImportStateIdPrefix: fmt.Sprintf("%s/", projectID),
 			},
-			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testGoogleCloudBuildTrigger_updated(projectID, projectOrg, projectBillingAccount),
-			},
-			resource.TestStep{
-				ResourceName:        "google_cloudbuild_trigger.build_trigger",
-				ImportState:         true,
-				ImportStateVerify:   true,
-				ImportStateIdPrefix: fmt.Sprintf("%s/", projectID),
-			},
 			resource.TestStep{
 				Config: testGoogleCloudBuildTrigger_removed(projectID, projectOrg, projectBillingAccount),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -219,59 +210,6 @@ resource "google_cloudbuild_trigger" "build_trigger" {
   `, projectID, projectID, projectOrg, projectBillingAccount)
 }
 
-func testGoogleCloudBuildTrigger_updated(projectID, projectOrg, projectBillingAccount string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`
-resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
-  name            = "%s"
-  project_id      = "%s"
-  org_id          = "%s"
-  billing_account = "%s"
-}
-
-resource "google_project_services" "acceptance" {
-  project = "${google_project.acceptance.project_id}"
-
-  services = [
-    "cloudbuild.googleapis.com",
-    "containerregistry.googleapis.com",
-    "logging.googleapis.com",
-    "pubsub.googleapis.com",
-    "storage-api.googleapis.com",
-  ]
-}
-
-resource "google_cloudbuild_trigger" "build_trigger" {
-  project = "${google_project_services.acceptance.project}"
-  description = "acceptance test build trigger updated"
-  trigger_template {
-    branch_name = "master-updated"
-    project     = "${google_project_services.acceptance.project}"
-    repo_name   = "some-repo-updated"
-  }
-  build {
-    images = ["gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/$REPO_NAME:$SHORT_SHA"]
-    tags = ["team-a", "service-b", "updated"]
-    step {
-      name = "gcr.io/cloud-builders/gsutil"
-      args = "cp gs://mybucket/remotefile.zip localfile-updated.zip "
-    }
-    step {
-      name = "gcr.io/cloud-builders/go"
-      args = "build my_package_updated"
-    }
-    step {
-      name = "gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker"
-      args = "build -t gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/$REPO_NAME:$SHORT_SHA -f Dockerfile ."
-    }
-    step {
-      name = "gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/$REPO_NAME:$SHORT_SHA"
-      args = "test"
-    }
-  }
-}
-  `, projectID, projectID, projectOrg, projectBillingAccount)
-}
-
 func testGoogleCloudBuildTrigger_filename(projectID, projectOrg, projectBillingAccount string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_project" "acceptance" {