diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index adc6889..2cb84a4 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@ variable "cluster_version" {
   default     = "1.27"
 }
 
-variable "region" {
-  description = "AWS region"
-  type        = string
-}
-
-variable "profile" {
-  description = "AWS config profile"
-  type        = string
-  default     = ""
-}
-
 variable "vpc_name" {
   description = "Define the VPC name that will be used by this cluster"
   type        = string
@@ -36,12 +25,6 @@ variable "domain" {
   type        = string
 }
 
-variable "kubectl_image_tag" {
-  description = "The version of bitnami/kubectl image to use."
-  type        = string
-  default     = "1.27.1"
-}
-
 variable "eks_instance_disk_size" {
   description = "The size of the disk of the worker nodes in gigabytes. 40 is the approximate minimum.  Needs to hold the all of the normal operating system files plus every image that will be used in the cluster."
   type        = number