diff --git a/azurerm/data_source_storage_account.go b/azurerm/data_source_storage_account.go
index 8597d12c3c65..c205d36fbba0 100644
--- a/azurerm/data_source_storage_account.go
+++ b/azurerm/data_source_storage_account.go
@@ -194,9 +194,8 @@ func dataSourceArmStorageAccountRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	d.Set("account_kind", resp.Kind)
 
 	if sku := resp.Sku; sku != nil {
-		d.Set("account_type", sku.Name)
 		d.Set("account_tier", sku.Tier)
-		d.Set("account_replication_type", strings.Split(fmt.Sprintf("%v", sku.Name), "_")[1])
+		d.Set("account_replication_type", strings.Split(string(sku.Name), "_")[1])
 	}
 
 	if props := resp.AccountProperties; props != nil {