diff --git a/common/data.tf b/common/data.tf
index ffa2c16..1cc0dec 100644
--- a/common/data.tf
+++ b/common/data.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {}
-
+data "aws_partition" "current" {}
 data "aws_arn" "current" {
   arn = data.aws_caller_identity.current.arn
 }
diff --git a/common/variables.common.tf b/common/variables.common.tf
index c77ef47..e2363b9 100644
--- a/common/variables.common.tf
+++ b/common/variables.common.tf
@@ -18,9 +18,3 @@ variable "override_prefixes" {
   type        = map(string)
   default     = {}
 }
-
-variable "tags" {
-  description = "AWS Tags to apply to appropriate resources"
-  type        = map(string)
-  default     = {}
-}
diff --git a/ec2/variables.common.availability_zones.tf b/ec2/variables.common.availability_zones.tf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..dca20a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ec2/variables.common.availability_zones.tf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common/variables.common.availability_zones.tf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ec2/variables.common.tf b/ec2/variables.common.tf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..7439ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ec2/variables.common.tf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common/variables.common.tf
\ No newline at end of file