diff --git a/products/compute/terraform.yaml b/products/compute/terraform.yaml
index 0a4f96bc2f02..f823548b9439 100644
--- a/products/compute/terraform.yaml
+++ b/products/compute/terraform.yaml
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
         exclude: true
       autoCreateSubnetworks: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         default_value: True
+        send_empty_value: true
         # autoCreateSubnetworks defaults to true, so we need to disable it explicitly
         conflicts: []
       routingConfig: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
@@ -917,7 +918,6 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
         default_from_api: true
     custom_code: !ruby/object:Provider::Terraform::CustomCode
       post_create: templates/terraform/post_create/compute_network_delete_default_route.erb
-      encoder: templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb
       extra_schema_entry: templates/terraform/extra_schema_entry/network.erb
   NetworkEndpoint: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::ResourceOverride
     id_format: "{{project}}/{{zone}}/{{network_endpoint_group}}/{{instance}}/{{ip_address}}/{{port}}"
diff --git a/templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb b/templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 74f3566a0e7e..000000000000
--- a/templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-obj["autoCreateSubnetworks"] = d.Get("auto_create_subnetworks")
-
-return obj, nil