diff --git a/azurerm/internal/services/web/resource_arm_app_service_plan.go b/azurerm/internal/services/web/resource_arm_app_service_plan.go
index 66ac7d4f8e815..6e9d7e38421d7 100644
--- a/azurerm/internal/services/web/resource_arm_app_service_plan.go
+++ b/azurerm/internal/services/web/resource_arm_app_service_plan.go
@@ -264,17 +264,23 @@ func resourceArmAppServicePlanRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	d.Set("kind", resp.Kind)
 
 	if props := resp.AppServicePlanProperties; props != nil {
-		if profile := props.HostingEnvironmentProfile; profile != nil {
-			d.Set("app_service_environment_id", profile.ID)
+		appServiceEnvironmentId := ""
+		if props.HostingEnvironmentProfile != nil && props.HostingEnvironmentProfile.ID != nil {
+			appServiceEnvironmentId = *props.HostingEnvironmentProfile.ID
 		}
+		d.Set("app_service_environment_id", appServiceEnvironmentId)
 
+		maximumNumberOfWorkers := 0
 		if props.MaximumNumberOfWorkers != nil {
-			d.Set("maximum_number_of_workers", int(*props.MaximumNumberOfWorkers))
+			maximumNumberOfWorkers = int(*props.MaximumNumberOfWorkers)
 		}
+		d.Set("maximum_number_of_workers", maximumNumberOfWorkers)
 
+		maximumElasticWorkerCount := 0
 		if props.MaximumElasticWorkerCount != nil {
-			d.Set("maximum_elastic_worker_count", int(*props.MaximumElasticWorkerCount))
+			maximumElasticWorkerCount = int(*props.MaximumElasticWorkerCount)
 		}
+		d.Set("maximum_elastic_worker_count", maximumElasticWorkerCount)
 
 		d.Set("per_site_scaling", props.PerSiteScaling)
 		d.Set("reserved", props.Reserved)
diff --git a/azurerm/internal/services/web/tests/app_service_environment_resource_test.go b/azurerm/internal/services/web/tests/app_service_environment_resource_test.go
index 0e0ef9687f649..9957bcbb06091 100644
--- a/azurerm/internal/services/web/tests/app_service_environment_resource_test.go
+++ b/azurerm/internal/services/web/tests/app_service_environment_resource_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestAccAzureRMAppServiceEnvironment_withAppServicePlan(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccAzureRMAppServiceEnvironment_withAppServicePlan(data),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testCheckAzureRMAppServiceEnvironmentExists(data.ResourceName),
-					testCheckAppServicePlanMemberOfAppServiceEnvironment(data.ResourceName, aspData.ResourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(data.ResourceName, "id", aspData.ResourceName, ""),
 				),
 			},
 			data.ImportStep(),
@@ -182,49 +182,6 @@ func testCheckAzureRMAppServiceEnvironmentDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func testCheckAppServicePlanMemberOfAppServiceEnvironment(ase string, asp string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		aseClient := acceptance.AzureProvider.Meta().(*clients.Client).Web.AppServiceEnvironmentsClient
-		aspClient := acceptance.AzureProvider.Meta().(*clients.Client).Web.AppServicePlansClient
-		ctx := acceptance.AzureProvider.Meta().(*clients.Client).StopContext
-
-		aseResource, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[ase]
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", ase)
-		}
-
-		appServiceEnvironmentName := aseResource.Primary.Attributes["name"]
-		appServiceEnvironmentResourceGroup := aseResource.Primary.Attributes["resource_group_name"]
-
-		aseResp, err := aseClient.Get(ctx, appServiceEnvironmentResourceGroup, appServiceEnvironmentName)
-		if err != nil {
-			if utils.ResponseWasNotFound(aseResp.Response) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Bad: App Service Environment %q (resource group %q) does not exist: %+v", appServiceEnvironmentName, appServiceEnvironmentResourceGroup, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		aspResource, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[asp]
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", ase)
-		}
-
-		appServicePlanName := aspResource.Primary.Attributes["name"]
-		appServicePlanResourceGroup := aspResource.Primary.Attributes["resource_group_name"]
-
-		aspResp, err := aspClient.Get(ctx, appServicePlanResourceGroup, appServicePlanName)
-		if err != nil {
-			if utils.ResponseWasNotFound(aseResp.Response) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Bad: App Service Plan %q (resource group %q) does not exist: %+v", appServicePlanName, appServicePlanResourceGroup, err)
-			}
-		}
-		if aspResp.HostingEnvironmentProfile.ID != aseResp.ID {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Bad: App Service Plan %s not a member of App Service Environment %s", appServicePlanName, appServiceEnvironmentName)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 func testAccAzureRMAppServiceEnvironment_basic(data acceptance.TestData) string {
 	template := testAccAzureRMAppServiceEnvironment_template(data)
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`