diff --git a/.changelog/3435.txt b/.changelog/3435.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155235858b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3435.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+compute: Stopped force-recreation of `google_compute_backend_service` and `google_compute_backend_service` on updating `locality_lb_policy
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_compute_backend_service.go b/google-beta/resource_compute_backend_service.go
index 52470681a3..eb05f77342 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_compute_backend_service.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_compute_backend_service.go
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ load balancing cannot be used with the other. Default value: "EXTERNAL" Possible
 			"locality_lb_policy": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
-				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"ROUND_ROBIN", "LEAST_REQUEST", "RING_HASH", "RANDOM", "ORIGINAL_DESTINATION", "MAGLEV", ""}, false),
 				Description: `The load balancing algorithm used within the scope of the locality.
 The possible values are -
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_compute_region_backend_service.go b/google-beta/resource_compute_region_backend_service.go
index fd5efbc5de..85ed8aa741 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_compute_region_backend_service.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_compute_region_backend_service.go
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ balancing cannot be used with the other(s). Default value: "INTERNAL" Possible v
 			"locality_lb_policy": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
-				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"ROUND_ROBIN", "LEAST_REQUEST", "RING_HASH", "RANDOM", "ORIGINAL_DESTINATION", "MAGLEV", ""}, false),
 				Description: `The load balancing algorithm used within the scope of the locality.
 The possible values are -