diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/vlan/models.go b/internal/resources/metal/vlan/models.go
index 92da521d6..e0d44568b 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/vlan/models.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/vlan/models.go
@@ -21,32 +21,22 @@ type DataSourceModel struct {
 
 func (m *DataSourceModel) parse(vlan *packngo.VirtualNetwork) diag.Diagnostics {
 	m.ID = types.StringValue(vlan.ID)
+	m.VlanID = types.StringValue(vlan.ID)
+	m.Description = types.StringValue(vlan.Description)
+	m.Vxlan = types.Int64Value(int64(vlan.VXLAN))
+	m.Facility = types.StringNull()
 
 	if vlan.Project.ID != "" {
 		m.ProjectID = types.StringValue(vlan.Project.ID)
 	}
 
-	m.VlanID = types.StringValue(vlan.ID)
-	m.Description = types.StringValue(vlan.Description)
-	m.Vxlan = types.Int64Value(int64(vlan.VXLAN))
-
-	var metroCode, facilityCode types.String
 	if vlan.Facility != nil {
-		facilityCode = types.StringValue(vlan.Facility.Code)
-		metroCode = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Facility.Metro.Code))
-	}
-	// version of this resource. StateFunc doesn't exist in terraform and it requires implementation
-	// of bespoke logic before storing state. To ensure backward compatibility we ignore lower/upper
-	// case diff for now, but we may want to require input upper case
-	if !strings.EqualFold(m.Facility.ValueString(), facilityCode.ValueString()) {
-		m.Facility = facilityCode
+		m.Facility = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Facility.Code))
+		m.Metro = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Facility.Metro.Code))
 	}
 
 	if vlan.Metro != nil {
-		metroCode = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Metro.Code))
-	}
-	if !strings.EqualFold(m.Metro.ValueString(), metroCode.ValueString()) {
-		m.Metro = metroCode
+		m.Metro = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Metro.Code))
 	}
 
 	deviceIds := make([]types.String, 0, len(vlan.Instances))
@@ -70,28 +60,20 @@ func (m *ResourceModel) parse(vlan *packngo.VirtualNetwork) diag.Diagnostics {
 	m.ID = types.StringValue(vlan.ID)
 	m.Description = types.StringValue(vlan.Description)
 	m.Vxlan = types.Int64Value(int64(vlan.VXLAN))
+	m.Facility = types.StringNull()
 
 	if vlan.Project.ID != "" {
 		m.ProjectID = types.StringValue(vlan.Project.ID)
 	}
 
-	var metroCode, facilityCode types.String
 	if vlan.Facility != nil {
-		facilityCode = types.StringValue(vlan.Facility.Code)
-		metroCode = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Facility.Metro.Code))
-	}
-	// version of this resource. StateFunc doesn't exist in terraform and it requires implementation
-	// of bespoke logic before storing state. To ensure backward compatibility we ignore lower/upper
-	// case diff for now, but we may want to require input upper case
-	if !strings.EqualFold(m.Facility.ValueString(), facilityCode.ValueString()) {
-		m.Facility = facilityCode
+		m.Facility = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Facility.Code))
+		m.Metro = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Facility.Metro.Code))
 	}
 
 	if vlan.Metro != nil {
-		metroCode = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Metro.Code))
-	}
-	if !strings.EqualFold(m.Metro.ValueString(), metroCode.ValueString()) {
-		m.Metro = metroCode
+		m.Metro = types.StringValue(strings.ToLower(vlan.Metro.Code))
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/vlan/resource_schema.go b/internal/resources/metal/vlan/resource_schema.go
index 11405c340..b1e2cde5d 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/vlan/resource_schema.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/vlan/resource_schema.go
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ package vlan
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	equinixplanmodifiers "github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/internal/planmodifiers"
+
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework-validators/stringvalidator"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/path"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/int64planmodifier"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/planmodifier"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/stringdefault"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/stringplanmodifier"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+
+	equinixplanmodifiers "github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/internal/planmodifiers"
 )
 
 func resourceSchema(ctx context.Context) schema.Schema {
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ func resourceSchema(ctx context.Context) schema.Schema {
 				Description:        "Facility where to create the VLAN",
 				DeprecationMessage: "Use metro instead of facility.  For more information, read the migration guide: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/equinix/equinix/latest/docs/guides/migration_guide_facilities_to_metros_devices",
 				Optional:           true,
+				Computed:           true,
 				Validators: []validator.String{
 					stringvalidator.ConflictsWith(path.MatchRoot("metro")),
 				},
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ func resourceSchema(ctx context.Context) schema.Schema {
 					stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplace(),
 					stringplanmodifier.UseStateForUnknown(),
 				},
+				Default: stringdefault.StaticString(""),
 			},
 			"metro": schema.StringAttribute{
 				Description: "Metro in which to create the VLAN",