diff --git a/.changelog/12805.txt b/.changelog/12805.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..126505bd3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/12805.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+```release-note:none
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/google/services/container/resource_container_node_pool_test.go b/google/services/container/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
index 3125765e9dd..17d43d9108d 100644
--- a/google/services/container/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
+++ b/google/services/container/resource_container_node_pool_test.go
@@ -4660,7 +4660,6 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "np" {
 }
 
 func TestAccContainerNodePool_defaultDriverInstallation(t *testing.T) {
-	acctest.SkipIfVcr(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	cluster := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-cluster-%s", acctest.RandString(t, 10))
@@ -4706,7 +4705,6 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "np" {
   location           = "us-central1-a"
   cluster            = google_container_cluster.cluster.name
   initial_node_count = 2
-  version            = "1.30.1-gke.1329003"
 
   node_config {
     service_account = "default"