diff --git a/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go b/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
index ef86b4a6..92d4b8fc 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_basic(cluster, np),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_namePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
 				ImportState:             true,
 				ImportStateVerify:       true,
-				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"name_prefix"},
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"name_prefix", "max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_noName(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_noName(cluster),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_withNodeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				ImportStateVerify: true,
 				// autoscaling.# = 0 is equivalent to no autoscaling at all,
 				// but will still cause an import diff
-				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"autoscaling.#"},
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"autoscaling.#", "max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -126,9 +128,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_withGPU(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_withGPU(),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np_with_gpu",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np_with_gpu",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -162,9 +165,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_withManagement(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np_with_management",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np_with_management",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_withManagement(cluster, nodePool, management),
@@ -178,9 +182,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_withManagement(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np_with_management",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np_with_management",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -198,9 +203,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_withNodeConfigScopeAlias(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_withNodeConfigScopeAlias(),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np_with_node_config_scope_alias",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np_with_node_config_scope_alias",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -226,9 +232,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_regionalAutoscaling(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_updateAutoscaling(cluster, np),
@@ -238,9 +245,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_regionalAutoscaling(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_basic(cluster, np),
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_regionalAutoscaling(t *testing.T) {
 				ImportStateVerify: true,
 				// autoscaling.# = 0 is equivalent to no autoscaling at all,
 				// but will still cause an import diff
-				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"autoscaling.#"},
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"autoscaling.#", "max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -280,9 +288,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_autoscaling(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_updateAutoscaling(cluster, np),
@@ -292,9 +301,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_autoscaling(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_basic(cluster, np),
@@ -309,7 +319,7 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_autoscaling(t *testing.T) {
 				ImportStateVerify: true,
 				// autoscaling.# = 0 is equivalent to no autoscaling at all,
 				// but will still cause an import diff
-				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"autoscaling.#"},
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"autoscaling.#", "max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -333,9 +343,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_resize(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_resize(cluster, np),
@@ -344,9 +355,10 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_resize(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -367,25 +379,28 @@ func TestAccContainerNodePool_version(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_version(cluster, np),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_updateVersion(cluster, np),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccContainerNodePool_version(cluster, np),
 			},
 			{
-				ResourceName:      "google_container_node_pool.np",
-				ImportState:       true,
-				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ResourceName:            "google_container_node_pool.np",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"max_pods_per_node"},
 			},
 		},
 	})