diff --git a/_data.tf b/_data.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a94467..0000000
--- a/_data.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-data "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "cloudtrail" {
-  name = var.cloudtrail_log_group_name
-}
diff --git a/alarms.tf b/alarms.tf
index 3adda66..6c8ff94 100644
--- a/alarms.tf
+++ b/alarms.tf
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ resource "aws_cloudformation_stack" "cloudtrail_alarm" {
   template_body = var.alarm_mode == "full" ? file("${path.module}/cloudtrail-alarms-full.cf.json") : file("${path.module}/cloudtrail-alarms-light.cf.yml")
 
   parameters = {
-    CloudTrailLogGroupName = data.aws_cloudwatch_log_group.cloudtrail.name
+    CloudTrailLogGroupName = var.cloudtrail_log_group_name
     AlarmNotificationTopic = aws_sns_topic.alarms[0].id
   }
 }
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index d2e40c4..ccf7a2d 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda" {
   tags = var.tags
   environment {
     variables = {
-      LOG_GROUP = data.aws_cloudwatch_log_group.cloudtrail.name,
+      LOG_GROUP = var.cloudtrail_log_group_name,
       TOPIC_ARN= aws_sns_topic.alarms[0].arn,
       OFFSET=180
     }