diff --git a/.octopus/variables.ocl b/.octopus/variables.ocl
index b8bdfa50d4..58b82cb95d 100644
--- a/.octopus/variables.ocl
+++ b/.octopus/variables.ocl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ variable "AWS.Website" {
 }
 
 variable "AWS.Region" {
-    value "us-east-1" {}
+    value "" {}
 }
 
 variable "AWS.Distribution" {