diff --git a/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf b/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf
index c826d4c..6d53ade 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_eviction" {
     ) > 0
   EOF
 
-  lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = ["type"]
-  }
-
   notify_no_data      = false
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -41,10 +37,6 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_max_connection" {
     ) >= 65000
   EOF
 
-  lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = ["type"]
-  }
-
   notify_no_data      = true
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -72,10 +64,6 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_no_connection" {
     ) <= 0
   EOF
 
-  lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = ["type"]
-  }
-
   notify_no_data      = true
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -103,10 +91,6 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_swap" {
     ) > ${var.swap_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
-  lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = ["type"]
-  }
-
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.swap_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.swap_threshold_critical}"
@@ -140,10 +124,6 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_free_memory" {
     < ${var.free_memory_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
-  lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = ["type"]
-  }
-
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.free_memory_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.free_memory_threshold_critical}"
@@ -176,10 +156,6 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_eviction_growing" {
     > ${var.eviction_growing_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
-  lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = ["type"]
-  }
-
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.eviction_growing_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.eviction_growing_threshold_critical}"