diff --git a/config/loader_hcl.go b/config/loader_hcl.go
index 9f85e8c07d..264c4ccb19 100644
--- a/config/loader_hcl.go
+++ b/config/loader_hcl.go
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ func loadDataResourcesHcl(list *ast.ObjectList) ([]*Resource, error) {
 		// Remove the fields we handle specially
 		delete(config, "depends_on")
 		delete(config, "provider")
+		delete(config, "count")
 
 		rawConfig, err := NewRawConfig(config)
 		if err != nil {