diff --git a/internal/addrs/action.go b/internal/addrs/action.go
index 16782e51c3..536aeefc2e 100644
--- a/internal/addrs/action.go
+++ b/internal/addrs/action.go
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ func (a AbsAction) UniqueKey() UniqueKey {
 // AbsActionInstance is an absolute address for an action instance under a
 // given module path.
 type AbsActionInstance struct {
-	referenceable
 	Module ModuleInstance
 	Action ActionInstance
 }
diff --git a/internal/terraform/node_action_apply.go b/internal/terraform/node_action_apply.go
index cc7a8dddd7..7eaa060bba 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/node_action_apply.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/node_action_apply.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (n *nodeActionApply) References() []*addrs.Reference {
 	for _, invocation := range n.ActionInvocations {
 		// TODO: Think about how to get a source range
 		refs = append(refs, &addrs.Reference{
-			Subject: invocation.Addr,
+			Subject: invocation.Addr.Action,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/terraform/node_action_instance.go b/internal/terraform/node_action_instance.go
index 4e0e1df092..3456c24f81 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/node_action_instance.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/node_action_instance.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (n *NodeActionDeclarationInstance) Execute(ctx EvalContext, _ walkOperation
 
 // GraphNodeReferenceable
 func (n *NodeActionDeclarationInstance) ReferenceableAddrs() []addrs.Referenceable {
-	return []addrs.Referenceable{n.Addr, n.Addr.Action, n.Addr.Action.Action}
+	return []addrs.Referenceable{n.Addr.Action, n.Addr.Action.Action}
 }
 
 // GraphNodeReferencer