diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_image/glance.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_image/glance.rb
index 7be1ace9..fae22e03 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_image/glance.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_image/glance.rb
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:glance_image).provide(
     @property_hash[:ensure] = :absent
   end
 
-  def location=(value)
-    auth_glance('image-update', id, "--location=#{value}")
-  end
-
   def is_public=(value)
     auth_glance('image-update', id, "--is-public=#{value}")
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/glance_image.rb b/lib/puppet/type/glance_image.rb
index 8ee348a9..10e577ef 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/glance_image.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/glance_image.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:glance_image) do
     end
   end
 
-  newproperty(:location) do
+  newparam(:location) do
     desc "The permanent location of the image. Optional"
     newvalues(/\S+/)
   end