diff --git a/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/main.tf b/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/main.tf
index 89c775b0c2..06294add99 100644
--- a/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/main.tf
+++ b/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/main.tf
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 locals {
-  peer_gateway = (
-    var.peer_gateway_config.create
-    ? try(google_compute_external_vpn_gateway.default[0], null)
-    : var.peer_gateway_config
-  )
   peer_gateway_id = (
     var.peer_gateway_config.create
     ? try(google_compute_external_vpn_gateway.default[0].id, null)
diff --git a/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/outputs.tf b/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/outputs.tf
index 6d1099b1a7..e0ba83fd2f 100644
--- a/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/outputs.tf
+++ b/modules/net-ipsec-over-interconnect/outputs.tf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ output "bgp_peers" {
 
 output "external_gateway" {
   description = "External VPN gateway resource."
-  value       = local.peer_gateway
+  value       = try(google_compute_external_vpn_gateway.default[0], null)
 }
 
 output "id" {