diff --git a/dns_zones.tf b/dns_zones.tf
index e4904f3..55284df 100644
--- a/dns_zones.tf
+++ b/dns_zones.tf
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ resource "aws_route53_zone" "cluster_domain" {
 
   tags = merge(
     local.base_tags,
-    local.common_tags,
     var.tags,
-    var.application_tags,
     { "Name" = local.cluster_domain_name },
   )
 }
@@ -80,10 +78,7 @@ module "route53_cluster_domain_east" {
   vpc_id   = data.aws_vpc.eks_vpc.id
   zone_ids = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.zone_id]
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.application_tags,
-  )
+  tags = var.tags
 }
 
 module "route53_cluster_domain_west" {
@@ -98,29 +93,9 @@ module "route53_cluster_domain_west" {
   vpc_id   = data.aws_vpc.eks_vpc.id
   zone_ids = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.zone_id]
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.application_tags,
-  )
+  tags = var.tags
 }
 
-
-## # now we need to add the NS records for the new zone to the parent zone
-## data "aws_route53_zone" "parent" {
-##   name         = var.vpc_domain_name
-##   private_zone = true
-## }
-## 
-## resource "aws_route53_record" "cluster_domain" {
-##   allow_overwrite = true
-##   name            = local.cluster_domain_name
-##   type            = "NS"
-##   ttl             = 900
-##   zone_id         = data.aws_route53_zone.parent.zone_id
-## 
-##   records = aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.name_servers
-## }
-
 output "cluster_domain_name" {
   description = "DNS Zone Name"
   value       = local.cluster_domain_name
@@ -165,10 +140,7 @@ module "route53_main_east" {
   vpc_id   = var.route53_endpoints["route53_main"]["us-gov-east-1"]
   zone_ids = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.zone_id]
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.application_tags,
-  )
+  tags = var.tags
 }
 
 module "route53_main_west" {
@@ -182,10 +154,7 @@ module "route53_main_west" {
   vpc_id   = var.route53_endpoints["route53_main"]["us-gov-west-1"]
   zone_ids = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.zone_id]
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.application_tags,
-  )
+  tags = var.tags
 }
 
 #---
@@ -212,10 +181,7 @@ module "route53_main_legacy_east" {
   vpc_id   = var.route53_endpoints["route53_main_legacy"]["us-gov-east-1"]
   zone_ids = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.zone_id]
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.application_tags,
-  )
+  tags = var.tags
 }
 
 module "route53_main_legacy_west" {
@@ -229,8 +195,5 @@ module "route53_main_legacy_west" {
   vpc_id   = var.route53_endpoints["route53_main_legacy"]["us-gov-west-1"]
   zone_ids = [aws_route53_zone.cluster_domain.zone_id]
 
-  tags = merge(
-    local.common_tags,
-    var.application_tags,
-  )
+  tags = var.tags
 }