diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b618d9..a2071aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ No modules.
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name) | EKS cluster name name component used through out the EKS cluster describing its purpose (ex: dice-dev) | `string` | n/a | yes |
-| <a name="input_istio_ingress_lb"></a> [istio\_ingress\_lb](#input\_istio\_ingress\_lb) | The istio ingress load balancer DNS. | `map(string)` | <pre>{<br>  "dns_name": "abc-123.elb.region.amazonaws.com",<br>  "zone_id": "ZABC123455"<br>}</pre> | no |
+| <a name="input_istio_ingress_lb"></a> [istio\_ingress\_lb](#input\_istio\_ingress\_lb) | The istio ingress load balancer DNS. | `map(string)` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_os_username"></a> [os\_username](#input\_os\_username) | OS username from environment variable, ideally as $USER | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_region"></a> [region](#input\_region) | AWS config region | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_region_map"></a> [region\_map](#input\_region\_map) | AWS region map | `map(string)` | <pre>{<br>  "east": "us-gov-east-1",<br>  "west": "us-gov-west-1"<br>}</pre> | no |
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index a17a541..687eb25 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ variable "os_username" {
 variable "istio_ingress_lb" {
   description = "The istio ingress load balancer DNS."
   type        = map(string)
-  default = {
-    dns_name = "abc-123.elb.region.amazonaws.com"
-    zone_id  = "ZABC123455"
-  }
 }
 
 variable "region_map" {