diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location.go b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location.go
index 5a0559a290ef..de6ef9d6cc02 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location.go
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location.go
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ type LocationDescription struct {
 
 func (ld *LocationDescription) GetLocation() (types.String, error) {
 	// Location from resource config
-	if !ld.ResourceLocation.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceLocation.IsUnknown() && !ld.ResourceLocation.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ResourceLocation.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceLocation.IsUnknown() {
 		return ld.ResourceLocation, nil
 	}
 
 	// Location from region in resource config
-	if !ld.ResourceRegion.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceRegion.IsUnknown() && !ld.ResourceRegion.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ResourceRegion.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceRegion.IsUnknown() {
 		return ld.ResourceRegion, nil
 	}
 
 	// Location from zone in resource config
-	if !ld.ResourceZone.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceZone.IsUnknown() && !ld.ResourceZone.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ResourceZone.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceZone.IsUnknown() {
 		location := tpgresource.GetResourceNameFromSelfLink(ld.ResourceZone.ValueString()) // Zone could be a self link
 		return types.StringValue(location), nil
 	}
 
 	// Location from zone in provider config
-	if !ld.ProviderZone.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderZone.IsUnknown() && !ld.ProviderZone.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ProviderZone.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderZone.IsUnknown() {
 		return ld.ProviderZone, nil
 	}
 
@@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ func (ld *LocationDescription) GetRegion() (types.String, error) {
 	// For all checks in this function body
 
 	// Region from resource config
-	if !ld.ResourceRegion.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceRegion.IsUnknown() && !ld.ResourceRegion.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ResourceRegion.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceRegion.IsUnknown() {
 		region := tpgresource.GetResourceNameFromSelfLink(ld.ResourceRegion.ValueString()) // Region could be a self link
 		return types.StringValue(region), nil
 	}
 	// Region from zone in resource config
-	if !ld.ResourceZone.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceZone.IsUnknown() && !ld.ResourceZone.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ResourceZone.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceZone.IsUnknown() {
 		region := tpgresource.GetRegionFromZone(ld.ResourceZone.ValueString())
 		return types.StringValue(region), nil
 	}
 	// Region from provider config
-	if !ld.ProviderRegion.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderRegion.IsUnknown() && !ld.ProviderRegion.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ProviderRegion.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderRegion.IsUnknown() {
 		return ld.ProviderRegion, nil
 	}
 	// Region from zone in provider config
-	if !ld.ProviderZone.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderZone.IsUnknown() && !ld.ProviderZone.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ProviderZone.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderZone.IsUnknown() {
 		region := tpgresource.GetRegionFromZone(ld.ProviderZone.ValueString())
 		return types.StringValue(region), nil
 	}
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ func (ld *LocationDescription) GetZone() (types.String, error) {
 	// TODO(SarahFrench): Make empty strings not ignored, see https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-google/issues/14447
 	// For all checks in this function body
 
-	if !ld.ResourceZone.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceZone.IsUnknown() && !ld.ResourceZone.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ResourceZone.IsNull() && !ld.ResourceZone.IsUnknown() {
 		// Zone could be a self link
 		zone := tpgresource.GetResourceNameFromSelfLink(ld.ResourceZone.ValueString())
 		return types.StringValue(zone), nil
 	}
-	if !ld.ProviderZone.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderZone.IsUnknown() && !ld.ProviderZone.Equal(types.StringValue("")) {
+	if !ld.ProviderZone.IsNull() && !ld.ProviderZone.IsUnknown() {
 		return ld.ProviderZone, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location_test.go b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location_test.go
index 8204030d68e1..5bb2e53b19bf 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location_test.go
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/fwresource/framework_location_test.go
@@ -40,12 +40,19 @@ func TestLocationDescription_GetZone(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedZone: types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
 		},
 		// Handling of empty strings
-		"returns the value of the zone field in provider config when zone is set to an empty string in resource config": {
+		"returns an empty string when zone is set to empty string in a resource config, instead of falling back to other values": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				ResourceZone: types.StringValue(""),
 				ProviderZone: types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
 			},
-			ExpectedZone: types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
+			ExpectedZone: types.StringValue(""),
+		},
+		"returns an empty string if zone set as empty strings in both resource and provider configs": {
+			ld: LocationDescription{
+				ResourceZone: types.StringValue(""),
+				ProviderZone: types.StringValue(""),
+			},
+			ExpectedZone: types.StringValue(""),
 		},
 		// Error states
 		"returns an error when a zone value can't be found": {
@@ -55,14 +62,7 @@ func TestLocationDescription_GetZone(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ExpectedError: true,
 		},
-		"returns an error if zone is set as an empty string in both resource and provider configs": {
-			ld: LocationDescription{
-				ResourceZone: types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderZone: types.StringValue(""),
-			},
-			ExpectedError: true,
-		},
-		"returns an error that mention non-standard schema field names when a zone value can't be found": {
+		"returns an error that mentions non-standard schema field names when a zone value can't be found": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				ZoneSchemaField: types.StringValue("foobar"),
 			},
@@ -146,20 +146,23 @@ func TestLocationDescription_GetRegion(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedRegion: types.StringValue("provider-zone"), // is truncated
 		},
 		// Handling of empty strings
-		"returns a region derived from the zone field in resource config when region is set as an empty string": {
+		"returns an empty string when region is set to empty string in a resource config, instead of falling back to other values": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				ResourceRegion: types.StringValue(""),
-				ResourceZone:   types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
+				ResourceZone:   types.StringValue("resource-zone-a"),
+				ProviderRegion: types.StringValue("provider-region"),
+				ProviderZone:   types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
 			},
-			ExpectedRegion: types.StringValue("provider-zone"), // is truncated
+			ExpectedRegion: types.StringValue(""),
 		},
-		"returns the value of the region field in provider config when region/zone set as an empty string in resource config": {
+		"returns an empty string if region and zone set as empty strings in both resource and provider configs": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				ResourceRegion: types.StringValue(""),
 				ResourceZone:   types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderRegion: types.StringValue("provider-region"),
+				ProviderRegion: types.StringValue(""),
+				ProviderZone:   types.StringValue(""),
 			},
-			ExpectedRegion: types.StringValue("provider-region"),
+			ExpectedRegion: types.StringValue(""),
 		},
 		// Error states
 		"returns an error when region/zone values can't be found (location is ignored)": {
@@ -168,15 +171,6 @@ func TestLocationDescription_GetRegion(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ExpectedError: true,
 		},
-		"returns an error if region and zone set as empty strings in both resource and provider configs": {
-			ld: LocationDescription{
-				ResourceRegion: types.StringValue(""),
-				ResourceZone:   types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderRegion: types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderZone:   types.StringValue(""),
-			},
-			ExpectedError: true,
-		},
 		"returns an error that mention non-standard schema field names when region value can't be found": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				RegionSchemaField: types.StringValue("foobar"),
@@ -273,29 +267,22 @@ func TestLocationDescription_GetLocation(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedLocation: types.StringValue("https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/my-project/zones/provider-zone-a"),
 		},
 		// Handling of empty strings
-		"returns the region value set in the resource config when location is an empty string": {
+		"returns an empty string when location is set to empty string in a resource config, instead of falling back to other values": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				ResourceLocation: types.StringValue(""),
 				ResourceRegion:   types.StringValue("resource-region"),
 			},
-			ExpectedLocation: types.StringValue("resource-region"),
-		},
-		"returns the zone value set in the resource config when both location or region are empty strings": {
-			ld: LocationDescription{
-				ResourceLocation: types.StringValue(""),
-				ResourceRegion:   types.StringValue(""),
-				ResourceZone:     types.StringValue("resource-zone-a"),
-			},
-			ExpectedLocation: types.StringValue("resource-zone-a"),
+			ExpectedLocation: types.StringValue(""),
 		},
-		"returns the zone value from the provider config when all of location/region/zone are set as empty strings in the resource config": {
+		"returns an empty string if location/region/zone set as empty strings in both resource and provider configs": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				ResourceLocation: types.StringValue(""),
 				ResourceRegion:   types.StringValue(""),
 				ResourceZone:     types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderZone:     types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
+				ProviderRegion:   types.StringValue(""),
+				ProviderZone:     types.StringValue(""),
 			},
-			ExpectedLocation: types.StringValue("provider-zone-a"),
+			ExpectedLocation: types.StringValue(""),
 		},
 		// Error states
 		"does not use the region value set in the provider config": {
@@ -307,16 +294,6 @@ func TestLocationDescription_GetLocation(t *testing.T) {
 		"returns an error when none of location/region/zone are set on the resource, and neither region or zone is set on the provider": {
 			ExpectedError: true,
 		},
-		"returns an error if location/region/zone are set as empty strings in both resource and provider configs": {
-			ld: LocationDescription{
-				ResourceLocation: types.StringValue(""),
-				ResourceRegion:   types.StringValue(""),
-				ResourceZone:     types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderRegion:   types.StringValue(""),
-				ProviderZone:     types.StringValue(""),
-			},
-			ExpectedError: true,
-		},
 		"returns an error that mention non-standard schema field names when location value can't be found": {
 			ld: LocationDescription{
 				LocationSchemaField: types.StringValue("foobar"),