diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_terraform.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_terraform.yml
index 35002b3a..df620d04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_terraform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_terraform.yml
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ jobs:
       environment_vars: |
         DB_USERNAME=${{ needs.fetch_db.outputs.db_username }}
         DB_PASSWORD=${{ needs.fetch_db.outputs.db_password }}
-        AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_REGION }}
     secrets:
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}