diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/import_google_project_test.go b/builtin/providers/google/import_google_project_test.go
index b35c8d6bcc76..3e73e60926f7 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/import_google_project_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/import_google_project_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestAccGoogleProject_importBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	resourceName := "google_project.acceptance"
-	conf := fmt.Sprintf(testAccGoogleProject_basic, projectId)
+	conf := testAccGoogleProject_import(projectId)
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ func TestAccGoogleProject_importBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+func testAccGoogleProject_import(pid string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
+    project_id = "%s"
+}`, pid)
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project.go
index 15ad3ed5fc78..35bce02512b4 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project.go
@@ -444,9 +444,6 @@ func resourceServicesDelta(d *schema.ResourceData) (added, removed []string) {
 			newMap[v.(string)] = true
 		}
 
-		added = make([]string, 0)
-		removed = make([]string, 0)
-
 		// Find removed services
 		for k, _ := range oldMap {
 			if newMap[k] {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project_test.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project_test.go
index 92c2e4cac60b..055343653450 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_google_project_test.go
@@ -32,23 +32,23 @@ func multiEnvSearch(ks []string) string {
 }
 
 // Test that a Project resource can be created and destroyed
-func TestAccGoogleProject_basic(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAccGoogleProject_create(t *testing.T) {
 	pid := "terraform-" + acctest.RandString(10)
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers: testAccProviders,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccGoogleProjectBasic(pid, name, org),
+				Config: testAccGoogleProject_create(pid, name, org),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckGoogleProjectExists("google_project.acceptance", pid),
 				),
 			},
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccGoogleProjectTwoServices(pid, name, org),
+				Config: testAccGoogleProject_twoServices(pid, name, org),
 			},
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccGoogleProjectOneService(pid, name, org),
+				Config: testAccGoogleProject_oneService(pid, name, org),
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestAccGoogleProject_iamPolicy1(t *testing.T) {
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			// Create a project
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccGoogleProjectBasic(pid, name, org),
+				Config: testAccGoogleProject_create(pid, name, org),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccGoogleProjectExistingPolicy(pid),
 				),
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestAccGoogleProject_iamPolicy1(t *testing.T) {
 			// Second step applies an IAM policy from a data source. The application
 			// merges policies, so we validate the expected state.
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccGoogleProjectPolicy1(pid, name, org),
+				Config: testAccGoogleProject_policy1(pid, name, org),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckGoogleProjectExists("google_project.acceptance", pid),
 					testAccCheckGoogleProjectIamPolicyIsMerged("google_project.acceptance", "data.google_iam_policy.admin", pid),
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestAccGoogleProject_iamPolicy1(t *testing.T) {
 			// Finally, remove the custom IAM policy from config and apply, then
 			// confirm that the project is in its original state.
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccGoogleProjectBasic(pid, name, org),
+				Config: testAccGoogleProject_create(pid, name, org),
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func (b Binding) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	return b[i].Role < b[j].Role
 }
 
-func testAccGoogleProjectBasic(pid, name, org string) string {
+func testAccGoogleProject_create(pid, name, org string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
     project_id = "%s"
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
 }`, pid, name, org)
 }
 
-func testAccGoogleProjectTwoServices(pid, name, org string) string {
+func testAccGoogleProject_twoServices(pid, name, org string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
     project_id = "%s"
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
 }`, pid, name, org)
 }
 
-func testAccGoogleProjectOneService(pid, name, org string) string {
+func testAccGoogleProject_oneService(pid, name, org string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
     project_id = "%s"
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
 }`, pid, name, org)
 }
 
-func testAccGoogleProjectPolicy1(pid, name, org string) string {
+func testAccGoogleProject_policy1(pid, name, org string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_project" "acceptance" {
     project_id = "%s"
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resourcemanager_operation.go b/builtin/providers/google/resourcemanager_operation.go
index f0c0209e65b1..32c6d3435ca5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resourcemanager_operation.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resourcemanager_operation.go
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ type ResourceManagerOperationWaiter struct {
 
 func (w *ResourceManagerOperationWaiter) RefreshFunc() resource.StateRefreshFunc {
 	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-		var op *cloudresourcemanager.Operation
-		var err error
-
-		op, err = w.Service.Operations.Get(w.Op.Name).Do()
+		op, err := w.Service.Operations.Get(w.Op.Name).Do()
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/google/r/google_project.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/google/r/google_project.html.markdown
index 523c46fcd7c2..fae34e4ce931 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/google/r/google_project.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/google/r/google_project.html.markdown
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `org_id` - (Required) The numeric ID of the organization this project belongs to.
     Changing this forces a new project to be created.
 
-* `name` - (Optional) The display name of the project.
+* `name` - (Required) The display name of the project.
 
 * `services` - (Optional) The services/APIs that are enabled for this project.
     For a list of available services, run `gcloud beta service-management list`