diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 86b2e1a..1101154 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1,31 +1,15 @@
-provider "aws" {
-  region = var.aws_region
-  access_key = var.aws_access_key
-  secret_key = var.aws_secret_key
-}
-
 resource "aws_vpc" "main_vpc" {
   cidr_block = var.vpc_cidr
-  tags = {
-    Name = "main-vpc"
-  }
 }
 
 resource "aws_internet_gateway" "igw" {
   vpc_id = aws_vpc.main_vpc.id
-  tags = {
-    Name = "main-igw"
-  }
 }
 
 resource "aws_subnet" "public_subnet" {
   vpc_id                  = aws_vpc.main_vpc.id
   cidr_block              = var.public_cidr
-  availability_zone       = "${var.aws_region}a"
   map_public_ip_on_launch = true
-  tags = {
-    Name = "public-subnet"
-  }
 }
 
 # Create a route table with a route to the internet through the Internet Gateway
@@ -43,7 +27,6 @@ resource "aws_route_table_association" "public_rt_association" {
   route_table_id = aws_route_table.public_rt.id
 }
 
-
 resource "tls_private_key" "ssh_key" {
   algorithm = "RSA"
   rsa_bits  = 4096
@@ -97,6 +80,7 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "allow_ssh_http_https" {
   }
 
 }
+
 data "aws_ami" "latest_ecs" {
   most_recent = true
   owners = ["591542846629"] # AWS
diff --git a/output.tf b/output.tf
index 3c89d36..260ba02 100644
--- a/output.tf
+++ b/output.tf
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ output "ubuntu_instance_public_ip" {
   value = aws_instance.ubuntu_instance.public_ip
 }
 
+output "ssh_public_key" {
+  value = var.SSH_PUBLIC_KEY
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 1b7d541..44286ed 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -30,22 +30,6 @@ variable "public_cidr" {
   default = "10.0.1.0/24"
 }
 
-variable "aws_region" {
-  description = "Region Preference"
-  default = "us-west-2"
-}
-
-variable "aws_access_key" {
-  description = "AWS Access Key"
-  type = string
-  sensitive = true
-}
-
-variable "aws_secret_key" {
-  description = "AWS Secret Key"
-  type = string
-  sensitive = true
-}
 variable "name_prefix" {
   description = "The prefix for all your resources"
   default     = "demostar"
@@ -64,5 +48,6 @@ variable "disk_size" {
 
 variable "SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" {
   description = "SSH Public Key to add to .authorized_keys for the 'ubuntu' user"
+  default = ""
 }