diff --git a/r/remote_state.html.md b/d/remote_state.html.md
similarity index 84%
rename from r/remote_state.html.md
rename to d/remote_state.html.md
index dbe19fd312..683ba264e3 100644
--- a/r/remote_state.html.md
+++ b/d/remote_state.html.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: "terraform"
 page_title: "Terraform: terraform_remote_state"
-sidebar_current: "docs-terraform-resource-remote-state"
+sidebar_current: "docs-terraform-datasource-remote-state"
 description: |-
   Accesses state meta data from a remote backend.
 ---
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Retrieves state meta data from a remote backend
 ## Example Usage
 
 ```
-resource "terraform_remote_state" "vpc" {
+data "terraform_remote_state" "vpc" {
     backend = "atlas"
     config {
         name = "hashicorp/vpc-prod"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ resource "terraform_remote_state" "vpc" {
 
 resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
     # ...
-    subnet_id = "${terraform_remote_state.vpc.output.subnet_id}"
+    subnet_id = "${data.terraform_remote_state.vpc.output.subnet_id}"
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/index.html.markdown b/index.html.markdown
index e5ccbff59e..20a9dfee3c 100644
--- a/index.html.markdown
+++ b/index.html.markdown
@@ -8,23 +8,16 @@ description: |-
 
 # Terraform Provider
 
-The terraform provider exposes resources to access state meta data
-for Terraform outputs from shared infrastructure.
+The terraform provider provides access to outputs from the Terraform state
+of shared infrastructure.
 
-The terraform provider is what we call a _logical provider_. This has no
-impact on how it behaves, but conceptually it is important to understand.
-The terraform provider doesn't manage any _physical_ resources; it isn't
-creating servers, writing files, etc. It is used to access the outputs
-of other Terraform states to be used as inputs for resources.
-Examples will explain this best.
-
-Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
+Use the navigation to the left to read about the available data sources.
 
 ## Example Usage
 
 ```
 # Shared infrastructure state stored in Atlas
-resource "terraform_remote_state" "vpc" {
+data "terraform_remote_state" "vpc" {
     backend = "atlas"
     config {
         path = "hashicorp/vpc-prod"
@@ -33,6 +26,6 @@ resource "terraform_remote_state" "vpc" {
 
 resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
     # ...
-    subnet_id = "${terraform_remote_state.vpc.output.subnet_id}"
+    subnet_id = "${data.terraform_remote_state.vpc.output.subnet_id}"
 }
 ```