diff --git a/google/resource_bigtable_instance.go b/google/resource_bigtable_instance.go
index 2ba226e4..b3ecc68f 100644
--- a/google/resource_bigtable_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_bigtable_instance.go
@@ -132,27 +132,13 @@ func resourceBigtableInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 
 	defer c.Close()
 
-	instances, err := c.Instances(ctx)
+	instance, err := c.InstanceInfo(ctx, d.Id())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instances. %s", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instance. Could not find %s.", d.Id())
 	}
 
-	var instanceInfo *bigtable.InstanceInfo
-	name := d.Id()
-	found := false
-	for _, i := range instances {
-		if i.Name == name {
-			instanceInfo = i
-			found = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if !found {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instance. Could not find %s.", name)
-	}
-
-	d.Set("name", instanceInfo.Name)
-	d.Set("display_name", instanceInfo.DisplayName)
+	d.Set("name", instance.Name)
+	d.Set("display_name", instance.DisplayName)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/google/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go b/google/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go
index 95ad5a1f..7592cba3 100644
--- a/google/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_bigtable_instance_test.go
@@ -42,20 +42,8 @@ func testAccCheckBigtableInstanceDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error starting instance admin client. %s", err)
 		}
 
-		instances, err := c.Instances(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instances. %s", err)
-		}
-
-		found := false
-		for _, i := range instances {
-			if i.Name == rs.Primary.Attributes["name"] {
-				found = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		if found {
+		_, err = c.InstanceInfo(ctx, rs.Primary.Attributes["name"])
+		if err == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Instance %s still exists.", rs.Primary.Attributes["name"])
 		}
 
@@ -82,20 +70,8 @@ func testAccBigtableInstanceExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error starting instance admin client. %s", err)
 		}
 
-		instances, err := c.Instances(ctx)
+		_, err = c.InstanceInfo(ctx, rs.Primary.Attributes["name"])
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instances. %s", err)
-		}
-
-		found := false
-		for _, i := range instances {
-			if i.Name == rs.Primary.Attributes["name"] {
-				found = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		if !found {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instance %s.", rs.Primary.Attributes["name"])
 		}