diff --git a/aws_data.tf b/aws_data.tf
index 52601d0..7bfda66 100644
--- a/aws_data.tf
+++ b/aws_data.tf
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@ data "kubernetes_service" "istio_ingressgateway" {
 
 data "aws_lb" "lb" {
   depends_on = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain]
-  count      = local.is_gateway_active ? 1 : 0
   name       = split("-", data.kubernetes_service.istio_ingressgateway.status[0].load_balancer[0].ingress[0].hostname)[0]
 }
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index a7a55e2..532bf5e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ locals {
   cluster_domain_description = format("%v EKS Cluster DNS Zone", var.cluster_name)
   cluster_domain_name        = format("%v.%v", var.cluster_name, local.vpc_domain_name)
   default_heritage_prefix    = lookup(local.defaults.heritage_prefix, local.record_type, "") != "" ? format("%v.", local.defaults.heritage_prefix[local.record_type]) : ""
-  is_gateway_active          = data.kubernetes_service.istio_ingressgateway.status != null
   is_shared_vpc              = data.aws_vpc.eks_vpc.owner_id != data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id
   record_type                = "cname"
   region                     = var.region