diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_database.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_database.py
index 1ce4fb3..0b54f49 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_database.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_database.py
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ def create(module, link):
 
 
 def update(module, link):
-    delete(module, self_link(module))
-    create(module, collection(module))
+    module.fail_json(msg="Spanner objects can't be updated to ensure data safety")
 
 
 def delete(module, link):
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_instance.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_instance.py
index 9cfd81b..764214f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_spanner_instance.py
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ def create(module, link):
 
 
 def update(module, link):
-    auth = GcpSession(module, 'spanner')
-    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.patch(link, resource_to_update(module)))
+    module.fail_json(msg="Spanner objects can't be updated to ensure data safety")
 
 
 def delete(module, link):
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_database.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_database.py
index 398d28c..f1d5512 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_database.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_database.py
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ def create(module, link, kind):
 
 
 def update(module, link, kind):
-    auth = GcpSession(module, 'sql')
-    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.put(link, resource_to_request(module)))
+    module.fail_json(msg="SQL objects can't be updated to ensure data safety")
 
 
 def delete(module, link, kind):
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_instance.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_instance.py
index c8ba028..49a0828 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_sql_instance.py
@@ -763,8 +763,7 @@ def create(module, link, kind):
 
 
 def update(module, link, kind, fetch):
-    auth = GcpSession(module, 'sql')
-    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.put(link, resource_to_request(module)))
+    module.fail_json(msg="SQL objects can't be updated to ensure data safety")
 
 
 def delete(module, link, kind, fetch):