diff --git a/google/resource_container_cluster.go b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
index 18758625..b016c0ba 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: schemaNodePool,
 				},
+				ConflictsWith: []string{"remove_default_node_pool"},
 			},
 
 			"node_version": {
@@ -568,8 +569,9 @@ func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 
 			"remove_default_node_pool": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
-				Optional: true,
+				Type:          schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional:      true,
+				ConflictsWith: []string{"node_pool"},
 			},
 
 			"private_cluster": {