diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d5c878..bec52e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Change logs are auto-generated with commitizen.
 | <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 |
 | <a name="input_route53_endpoints"></a> [route53\_endpoints](#input\_route53\_endpoints) | Map of target route53 endpoints (for inbound) central VPCs | `map(map(string))` | <pre>{<br>  "route53_main": {<br>    "account_id": "269244441389",<br>    "alias": "lab-gov-network-nonprod",<br>    "us-gov-east-1": "vpc-070595c5b133243dd",<br>    "us-gov-west-1": "vpc-08b7b4db6a5ddf9c1"<br>  }<br>}</pre> | no |
-| <a name="input_shared_vpc_label"></a> [shared\_vpc\_label](#input\_shared\_vpc\_label) | Label to use for shared VPC for flowlogs and other things | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_tags"></a> [tags](#input\_tags) | AWS Tags to apply to appropriate resources | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_vpc_domain_name"></a> [vpc\_domain\_name](#input\_vpc\_domain\_name) | The DNS domain name of the vpc the cluster is in. | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_vpc_name"></a> [vpc\_name](#input\_vpc\_name) | Define the VPC name that will be used by this cluster | `string` | n/a | yes |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 785e193..5f868f2 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ resource "aws_route53_zone" "cluster_domain" {
 # east region
 #---
 module "route53_cluster_domain_east" {
+  depends_on = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain]
 
-  count = local.region == "us-gov-east-1" && !(var.shared_vpc_label == null || var.shared_vpc_label == "") ? 1 : 0
+  count = local.region == "us-gov-east-1" && local.is_shared_vpc ? 1 : 0
   providers = {
     aws.self = aws.self
     aws.peer = aws.route53_main_east
@@ -67,8 +68,9 @@ module "route53_cluster_domain_east" {
 # west region
 #-------------------------------------------------
 module "route53_cluster_domain_west" {
+  depends_on = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain]
 
-  count = local.region == "us-gov-west-1" && !(var.shared_vpc_label == null || var.shared_vpc_label == "") ? 1 : 0
+  count = local.region == "us-gov-west-1" && local.is_shared_vpc ? 1 : 0
   providers = {
     aws.self = aws.self
     aws.peer = aws.route53_main_west
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 72ab6a6..2336ee9 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ variable "os_username" {
 # DNS variables
 ###################################################################
 
-variable "shared_vpc_label" {
-  description = "Label to use for shared VPC for flowlogs and other things"
-  type        = string
-  default     = null
-}
-
 variable "region_map" {
   description = "AWS region map"
   type        = map(string)