diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e6b571..e473a65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@ module "ec2" {
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.3 |
 | <a name="requirement_aws"></a> [aws](#requirement\_aws) | >= 4.45 |
-| <a name="requirement_template"></a> [template](#requirement\_template) | ~> 2.2 |
 
 ## Providers
 
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="provider_aws"></a> [aws](#provider\_aws) | >= 4.45 |
-| <a name="provider_template"></a> [template](#provider\_template) | ~> 2.2 |
 
 ## Modules
 
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ module "ec2" {
 | [aws_iam_role.instance_role](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role) | resource |
 | [aws_launch_template.as_template](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/launch_template) | resource |
 | [aws_ami.ami](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/ami) | data source |
-| [template_file.user_data](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/template/latest/docs/data-sources/file) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index e2532fe..12ffe15 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ resource "aws_iam_instance_profile" "ec2_instance_profile" {
   role = aws_iam_role.instance_role[0].name
 }
 
-data "template_file" "user_data" {
-  template = file(var.user_data_path)
-
-  vars = var.vars
-}
-
 module "ec2_instance" {
   count   = var.create_autoscaling_group ? 0 : 1
   source  = "terraform-aws-modules/ec2-instance/aws"
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ module "ec2_instance" {
   vpc_security_group_ids      = var.security_group_ids
   subnet_id                   = var.subnet_id
   iam_instance_profile        = var.instance_profile != null ? var.instance_profile : aws_iam_instance_profile.ec2_instance_profile[0].name
-  user_data                   = base64encode(data.template_file.user_data.rendered)
+  user_data                   = base64encode(templatefile(var.user_data_path, var.vars))
   user_data_replace_on_change = var.user_data_replace_on_change
   root_block_device           = var.root_block_device
 }
@@ -102,7 +96,7 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "as_template" {
   name_prefix   = var.server_name
   image_id      = var.ami != null ? var.ami : data.aws_ami.ami.id
   instance_type = var.instance_type
-  user_data     = base64encode(data.template_file.user_data.rendered)
+  user_data     = base64encode(templatefile(var.user_data_path, var.vars))
 
   iam_instance_profile {
     name = var.instance_profile != null ? var.instance_profile : aws_iam_instance_profile.ec2_instance_profile[0].name
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index b218cb1..b01be1f 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -5,9 +5,5 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
       version = ">= 4.45"
     }
-    template = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/template"
-      version = "~> 2.2"
-    }
   }
 }