diff --git a/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentials.java b/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentials.java
index d19b2a0dc..1257a575c 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentials.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentials.java
@@ -282,8 +282,7 @@ private String getSubjectTokenFromMetadataServer() throws IOException {
    */
   public boolean isWorkforcePoolConfiguration() {
     Pattern workforceAudiencePattern =
-        Pattern.compile(
-            "^//iam.googleapis.com/projects/.+/locations/.+/workforcePools/.+/providers/.+$");
+        Pattern.compile("^//iam.googleapis.com/locations/.+/workforcePools/.+/providers/.+$");
     return workforcePoolUserProject != null
         && !workforcePoolUserProject.isEmpty()
         && workforceAudiencePattern.matcher(getAudience()).matches();
diff --git a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ExternalAccountCredentialsTest.java b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ExternalAccountCredentialsTest.java
index e53377e13..1416ba964 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ExternalAccountCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ExternalAccountCredentialsTest.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public void fromJson_identityPoolCredentialsWorkforce() {
 
     assertTrue(credential instanceof IdentityPoolCredentials);
     assertEquals(
-        "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/123/locations/global/workforcePools/pool/providers/provider",
+        "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/pool/providers/provider",
         credential.getAudience());
     assertEquals("subjectTokenType", credential.getSubjectTokenType());
     assertEquals(STS_URL, credential.getTokenUrl());
@@ -236,17 +236,17 @@ public void fromJson_nullTransport_throws() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void fromJson_invalidWorkloadAudiences_throws() {
+  public void fromJson_invalidWorkforceAudiences_throws() {
     List<String> invalidAudiences =
         Arrays.asList(
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/x23/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/pool/providers/provider",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/y16/locations/global/workforcepools/pool/providers/provider",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/z6/locations/global/workforcePools/providers/provider",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/aa4/locations/global/workforcePools/providers",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/b5/locations/global/workforcePools/",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/6c/locations//workforcePools/providers",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/df7/notlocations/global/workforcePools/providers",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/e6/locations/global/workforce/providers");
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/pool/providers/provider",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcepools/pool/providers/provider",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/providers/provider",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/providers",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations//workforcePools/providers",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/notlocations/global/workforcePools/providers",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforce/providers");
 
     for (String audience : invalidAudiences) {
       try {
@@ -543,8 +543,7 @@ private GenericJson buildJsonIdentityPoolCredential() {
   private GenericJson buildJsonIdentityPoolWorkforceCredential() {
     GenericJson json = buildJsonIdentityPoolCredential();
     json.put(
-        "audience",
-        "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/123/locations/global/workforcePools/pool/providers/provider");
+        "audience", "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/pool/providers/provider");
     json.put("workforce_pool_user_project", "userProject");
     return json;
   }
diff --git a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentialsTest.java b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentialsTest.java
index a1dd115e1..b240e1d16 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/IdentityPoolCredentialsTest.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public void refreshAccessToken_internalOptionsSet() throws IOException {
             IdentityPoolCredentials.newBuilder(FILE_SOURCED_CREDENTIAL)
                 .setWorkforcePoolUserProject("userProject")
                 .setAudience(
-                    "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/123/locations/global/workforcePools/pool/providers/provider")
+                    "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/pool/providers/provider")
                 .setTokenUrl(transportFactory.transport.getStsUrl())
                 .setHttpTransportFactory(transportFactory)
                 .setCredentialSource(
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ public void builder_invalidWorkforceAudiences_throws() {
         Arrays.asList(
             "",
             "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/x23/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/pool/providers/provider",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/y16/locations/global/workforcepools/pool/providers/provider",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/z6/locations/global/workforcePools/providers/provider",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/aa4/locations/global/workforcePools/providers",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/b5/locations/global/workforcePools/",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/6c/locations//workforcePools/providers",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/df7/notlocations/global/workforcePools/providers",
-            "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/e6/locations/global/workforce/providers");
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcepools/pool/providers/provider",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/providers/provider",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/providers",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations//workforcePools/providers",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/notlocations/global/workforcePools/providers",
+            "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforce/providers");
 
     for (String audience : invalidAudiences) {
       try {
@@ -525,8 +525,7 @@ public void builder_emptyWorkforceUserProjectWithWorkforceAudience_throws() {
       IdentityPoolCredentials.newBuilder()
           .setWorkforcePoolUserProject("")
           .setHttpTransportFactory(OAuth2Utils.HTTP_TRANSPORT_FACTORY)
-          .setAudience(
-              "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/123/locations/global/workforcePools/providers/provider")
+          .setAudience("//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/providers/provider")
           .setSubjectTokenType("subjectTokenType")
           .setTokenUrl(STS_URL)
           .setTokenInfoUrl("tokenInfoUrl")