diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 055737e..c975edf 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-data "helm_repository" "default" {
-  depends_on = [var.mod_dependency]
-  name       = var.helm_repo_name
-  url        = var.helm_repo_url
-}
-
 data "aws_region" "current" {}
 
 resource "helm_release" "external_dns" {
   depends_on = [var.mod_dependency]
   count      = var.enabled ? 1 : 0
   name       = var.helm_release_name
-  repository = data.helm_repository.default.metadata[0].name
+  repository = var.helm_repo_url
   chart      = var.helm_chart_name
   namespace  = var.k8s_namespace
   version    = var.helm_chart_version
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9935696..d3cd6f4 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ variable "helm_release_name" {
   default = "external-dns"
 }
 
-variable "helm_repo_name" {
-  default = "stable"
-}
-
 variable "helm_repo_url" {
   default = "https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com"
 }