diff --git a/google/resource_compute_instance_group_manager.go b/google/resource_compute_instance_group_manager.go
index abaadc08..98f0ff65 100644
--- a/google/resource_compute_instance_group_manager.go
+++ b/google/resource_compute_instance_group_manager.go
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ func getManager(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) (*computeBeta.Instance
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	if zonalID.Project == "" {
 		project, err := getProject(d, config)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -368,34 +369,14 @@ func getManager(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) (*computeBeta.Instance
 		}
 		zonalID.Project = project
 	}
+
 	if zonalID.Zone == "" {
 		zonalID.Zone, _ = getZone(d, config)
 	}
 
-	getInstanceGroupManager := func(zone string) (interface{}, error) {
-		return config.clientComputeBeta.InstanceGroupManagers.Get(zonalID.Project, zone, zonalID.Name).Do()
-	}
-
-	var manager *computeBeta.InstanceGroupManager
-	if zonalID.Zone == "" {
-		// If the resource was imported, the only info we have is the ID. Try to find the resource
-		// by searching in the region of the project.
-		region, err := getRegion(d, config)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		resource, err := getZonalBetaResourceFromRegion(getInstanceGroupManager, region, config.clientComputeBeta, zonalID.Project)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if resource != nil {
-			manager = resource.(*computeBeta.InstanceGroupManager)
-		}
-	} else {
-		manager, err = config.clientComputeBeta.InstanceGroupManagers.Get(zonalID.Project, zonalID.Zone, zonalID.Name).Do()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("Instance Group Manager %q", zonalID.Name))
-		}
+	manager, err := config.clientComputeBeta.InstanceGroupManagers.Get(zonalID.Project, zonalID.Zone, zonalID.Name).Do()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("Instance Group Manager %q", zonalID.Name))
 	}
 
 	if manager == nil {
diff --git a/google/utils.go b/google/utils.go
index 31982f9f..85566f4e 100644
--- a/google/utils.go
+++ b/google/utils.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
-	computeBeta "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.beta"
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
 	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
@@ -87,30 +86,6 @@ func getZonalResourceFromRegion(getResource func(string) (interface{}, error), r
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func getZonalBetaResourceFromRegion(getResource func(string) (interface{}, error), region string, compute *computeBeta.Service, project string) (interface{}, error) {
-	zoneList, err := compute.Zones.List(project).Do()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	var resource interface{}
-	for _, zone := range zoneList.Items {
-		if strings.Contains(zone.Name, region) {
-			resource, err = getResource(zone.Name)
-			if err != nil {
-				if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
-					// Resource was not found in this zone
-					continue
-				}
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error reading Resource: %s", err)
-			}
-			// Resource was found
-			return resource, nil
-		}
-	}
-	// Resource does not exist in this region
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
 func getRouterLockName(region string, router string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("router/%s/%s", region, router)
 }