diff --git a/modules/vpn/README.md b/modules/vpn/README.md
index bf0d988..804f6d5 100644
--- a/modules/vpn/README.md
+++ b/modules/vpn/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Refer [this](https://pritunl.com/) for more information.
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.0 |
 | <a name="requirement_aws"></a> [aws](#requirement\_aws) | >= 4.23 |
-| <a name="requirement_template"></a> [template](#requirement\_template) | >= 2.2.0 |
 | <a name="requirement_time"></a> [time](#requirement\_time) | >= 0.9.1 |
 
 ## Providers
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ Refer [this](https://pritunl.com/) for more information.
 | [aws_iam_policy.SSMManagedInstanceCore](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy) | data source |
 | [aws_iam_policy.SecretsManagerReadWrite](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy) | data source |
 | [aws_region.current](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/region) | data source |
-| [template_file.pritunl](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/template/latest/docs/data-sources/file) | data source |
+| [templatefile.pritunl](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/template/latest/docs/data-sources/file) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
diff --git a/modules/vpn/main.tf b/modules/vpn/main.tf
index 473138e..29ddd33 100644
--- a/modules/vpn/main.tf
+++ b/modules/vpn/main.tf
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ data "aws_ami" "ubuntu_20_ami" {
 }
 
 
-data "template_file" "pritunl" {
-  template = file("${path.module}/scripts/pritunl-vpn.sh")
-}
-
 data "aws_region" "current" {}
 
 module "vpn_server" {
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ module "vpn_server" {
   key_name                    = var.vpn_key_pair
   associate_public_ip_address = true
   vpc_security_group_ids      = [module.security_group_vpn.security_group_id]
-  user_data                   = join("", data.template_file.pritunl[*].rendered)
+  user_data                   = templatefile("${path.module}/scripts/pritunl-vpn.sh", {})
   iam_instance_profile        = join("", aws_iam_instance_profile.vpn_SSM[*].name)
 
 
diff --git a/modules/vpn/versions.tf b/modules/vpn/versions.tf
index 06d32aa..d679150 100644
--- a/modules/vpn/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/vpn/versions.tf
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/time"
       version = ">= 0.9.1"
     }
-    template = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/template"
-      version = ">= 2.2.0"
-    }
     aws = {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
       version = ">= 4.23"