diff --git a/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema.go b/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema.go
index bd15041240c..244020c84d8 100644
--- a/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema.go
+++ b/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema.go
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ func Version(schemaURL string) (*semver.Version, error) {
 //
 // If schemaURL is version already greater than target, no upgrade will be
 // performed on attrs.
-func Upgrade(from, to *semver.Version, attrs []attribute.KeyValue) error {
-	return upgrade(slice(transforms, from, to), attrs)
+func Upgrade(from, to *semver.Version, attrs []attribute.KeyValue) {
+	upgrade(slice(transforms, from, to), attrs)
 }
 
-func upgrade(tforms []transform, attrs []attribute.KeyValue) error {
+func upgrade(tforms []transform, attrs []attribute.KeyValue) {
 	a := newAttributes(attrs)
 	for _, t := range tforms {
 		// Transformations in section "all" always are applied first.
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ func upgrade(tforms []transform, attrs []attribute.KeyValue) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 type transform struct {
diff --git a/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema_test.go b/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema_test.go
index f30505908b4..887548d0a09 100644
--- a/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/sdk/resource/internal/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ func TestUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		attribute.Bool("foo", true),
 		attribute.Bool("untouched", true),
 	}
-	err := upgrade(tforms, attr)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	upgrade(tforms, attr)
 
 	want := []attribute.KeyValue{
 		attribute.Bool("qux", true),
diff --git a/sdk/resource/resource.go b/sdk/resource/resource.go
index 0348e16c4d0..3ce84dcc64f 100644
--- a/sdk/resource/resource.go
+++ b/sdk/resource/resource.go
@@ -200,17 +200,13 @@ func Merge(a, b *Resource) (*Resource, error) {
 			schemaURL = b.SchemaURL()
 
 			attrs := a.Attributes()
-			if err := schema.Upgrade(aVer, bVer, attrs); err != nil {
-				return Empty(), err
-			}
+			schema.Upgrade(aVer, bVer, attrs)
 			a = NewWithAttributes(a.schemaURL, attrs...)
 		} else {
 			schemaURL = a.schemaURL
 
 			attrs := b.Attributes()
-			if err := schema.Upgrade(bVer, aVer, attrs); err != nil {
-				return Empty(), err
-			}
+			schema.Upgrade(bVer, aVer, attrs)
 			b = NewWithAttributes(b.schemaURL, attrs...)
 		}
 	}