diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_database.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_database.py
index 19306cdd6bb..fe585a05e82 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_database.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_database.py
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ def create(module, link):
 
 
 def update(module, link):
-    module.fail_json(msg="Database cannot be edited")
+    delete(module, self_link(module))
+    create(module, collection(module))
 
 
 def delete(module, link):
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_database/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_database/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_database/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_database/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_instance/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_instance/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_instance/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_spanner_instance/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_database/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_database/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_database/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_database/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_instance/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_instance/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_instance/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_instance/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_user/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_user/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_user/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_sql_user/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket_access_control/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket_access_control/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket_access_control/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_storage_bucket_access_control/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"