diff --git a/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume.go b/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume.go
index cea502ab3b0..9a60e6ca08f 100644
--- a/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume.go
+++ b/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume.go
@@ -278,9 +278,7 @@ func resourceIBMPIVolumeCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta
 
 	}
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk(Arg_UserTags); ok {
-		if len(flex.FlattenSet(v.(*schema.Set))) > 0 {
-			body.UserTags = flex.FlattenSet(v.(*schema.Set))
-		}
+		body.UserTags = flex.FlattenSet(v.(*schema.Set))
 	}
 
 	client := instance.NewIBMPIVolumeClient(ctx, sess, cloudInstanceID)
diff --git a/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume_clone.go b/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume_clone.go
index 6cf71b80b65..37bd407c8b4 100644
--- a/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume_clone.go
+++ b/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_volume_clone.go
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ func resourceIBMPIVolumeCloneCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk(Arg_UserTags); ok {
-		if len(flex.FlattenSet(v.(*schema.Set))) > 0 {
-			body.UserTags = flex.FlattenSet(v.(*schema.Set))
-		}
+		body.UserTags = flex.FlattenSet(v.(*schema.Set))
 	}
 
 	client := instance.NewIBMPICloneVolumeClient(ctx, sess, cloudInstanceID)