diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 5577e95..001509f 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -50,12 +50,7 @@ locals {
   ng_name     = format("%v-ng-on_demand", var.cluster_name)
   ng_asg_name = module.cluster.eks_managed_node_groups["on_demand"].node_group_resources[0].autoscaling_groups[0].name
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.base_tags,
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.tags,
-    var.application_tags
-  )
+  tags = merge(var.tags, local.base_tags)
 }
 
 module "vpc_cni_irsa_role" {