diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association.go b/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association.go
index 47c83b0cd02..c63095b0796 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association.go
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ func resourceAwsRouteTableAssociationRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 		if *a.RouteTableAssociationId == d.Id() {
 			found = true
 			if a.SubnetId != nil {
-				d.Set("subnet_id", *a.SubnetId)
+				d.Set("subnet_id", a.SubnetId)
 			}
 			if a.GatewayId != nil {
-				d.Set("gateway_id", *a.GatewayId)
+				d.Set("gateway_id", a.GatewayId)
 			}
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_security_group_rule.go b/aws/resource_aws_security_group_rule.go
index b9d4cdf73e6..fc3cb06c5c9 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_security_group_rule.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_security_group_rule.go
@@ -759,9 +759,9 @@ func setFromIPPerm(d *schema.ResourceData, sg *ec2.SecurityGroup, rule *ec2.IpPe
 		s := rule.UserIdGroupPairs[0]
 
 		if isVPC {
-			d.Set("source_security_group_id", *s.GroupId)
+			d.Set("source_security_group_id", s.GroupId)
 		} else {
-			d.Set("source_security_group_id", *s.GroupName)
+			d.Set("source_security_group_id", s.GroupName)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go b/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go
index fe31f160fc8..1480136ada0 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ func resourceAwsSpotInstanceRequestRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	d.Set("spot_bid_status", *request.Status.Code)
+	d.Set("spot_bid_status", request.Status.Code)
 	// Instance ID is not set if the request is still pending
 	if request.InstanceId != nil {
-		d.Set("spot_instance_id", *request.InstanceId)
+		d.Set("spot_instance_id", request.InstanceId)
 		// Read the instance data, setting up connection information
 		if err := readInstance(d, meta); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error reading Spot Instance Data: %s", err)
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway.go b/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway.go
index a3b6979fab9..4d5d2069c7e 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func resourceAwsVpnGatewayRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		// Gateway exists but not attached to the VPC
 		d.Set("vpc_id", "")
 	} else {
-		d.Set("vpc_id", *vpnAttachment.VpcId)
+		d.Set("vpc_id", vpnAttachment.VpcId)
 	}
 
 	if vpnGateway.AvailabilityZone != nil && *vpnGateway.AvailabilityZone != "" {
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway_attachment.go b/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway_attachment.go
index 02a188fdd79..e4906ade09e 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway_attachment.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_vpn_gateway_attachment.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func resourceAwsVpnGatewayAttachmentRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	d.Set("vpc_id", *vga.VpcId)
+	d.Set("vpc_id", vga.VpcId)
 	return nil
 }