diff --git a/data.tf b/data.tf
index 5909936031..a574e83bc6 100644
--- a/data.tf
+++ b/data.tf
@@ -55,98 +55,6 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "cluster_assume_role_policy" {
   }
 }
 
-data "template_file" "userdata" {
-  count = var.create_eks ? local.worker_group_count : 0
-  template = lookup(
-    var.worker_groups[count.index],
-    "userdata_template_file",
-    file(
-      lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"]) == "windows"
-      ? "${path.module}/templates/userdata_windows.tpl"
-      : "${path.module}/templates/userdata.sh.tpl"
-    )
-  )
-
-  vars = merge({
-    platform            = lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"])
-    cluster_name        = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].name, [""])[0]
-    endpoint            = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].endpoint, [""])[0]
-    cluster_auth_base64 = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].certificate_authority[0].data, [""])[0]
-    pre_userdata = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups[count.index],
-      "pre_userdata",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["pre_userdata"],
-    )
-    additional_userdata = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups[count.index],
-      "additional_userdata",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["additional_userdata"],
-    )
-    bootstrap_extra_args = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups[count.index],
-      "bootstrap_extra_args",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["bootstrap_extra_args"],
-    )
-    kubelet_extra_args = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups[count.index],
-      "kubelet_extra_args",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["kubelet_extra_args"],
-    )
-    },
-    lookup(
-      var.worker_groups[count.index],
-      "userdata_template_extra_args",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["userdata_template_extra_args"]
-    )
-  )
-}
-
-data "template_file" "launch_template_userdata" {
-  count = var.create_eks ? local.worker_group_launch_template_count : 0
-  template = lookup(
-    var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
-    "userdata_template_file",
-    file(
-      lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"]) == "windows"
-      ? "${path.module}/templates/userdata_windows.tpl"
-      : "${path.module}/templates/userdata.sh.tpl"
-    )
-  )
-
-  vars = merge({
-    platform            = lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"])
-    cluster_name        = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].name, [""])[0]
-    endpoint            = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].endpoint, [""])[0]
-    cluster_auth_base64 = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].certificate_authority[0].data, [""])[0]
-    pre_userdata = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
-      "pre_userdata",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["pre_userdata"],
-    )
-    additional_userdata = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
-      "additional_userdata",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["additional_userdata"],
-    )
-    bootstrap_extra_args = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
-      "bootstrap_extra_args",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["bootstrap_extra_args"],
-    )
-    kubelet_extra_args = lookup(
-      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
-      "kubelet_extra_args",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["kubelet_extra_args"],
-    )
-    },
-    lookup(
-      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
-      "userdata_template_extra_args",
-      local.workers_group_defaults["userdata_template_extra_args"]
-    )
-  )
-}
-
 data "aws_iam_role" "custom_cluster_iam_role" {
   count = var.manage_cluster_iam_resources ? 0 : 1
   name  = var.cluster_iam_role_name
diff --git a/examples/basic/versions.tf b/examples/basic/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/basic/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/basic/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/fargate/versions.tf b/examples/fargate/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/fargate/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/fargate/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/irsa/versions.tf b/examples/irsa/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/irsa/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/irsa/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/launch_templates/versions.tf b/examples/launch_templates/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/launch_templates/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/launch_templates/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/launch_templates_with_managed_node_groups/versions.tf b/examples/launch_templates_with_managed_node_groups/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/launch_templates_with_managed_node_groups/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/launch_templates_with_managed_node_groups/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/managed_node_groups/versions.tf b/examples/managed_node_groups/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/managed_node_groups/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/managed_node_groups/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/secrets_encryption/versions.tf b/examples/secrets_encryption/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/secrets_encryption/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/secrets_encryption/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/examples/spot_instances/versions.tf b/examples/spot_instances/versions.tf
index c9f4a4d350..c6f56daafa 100644
--- a/examples/spot_instances/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/spot_instances/versions.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ terraform {
     aws        = ">= 3.22.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = "~> 1.11"
   }
diff --git a/local.tf b/local.tf
index 924f9d79e0..3367ae0571 100644
--- a/local.tf
+++ b/local.tf
@@ -150,4 +150,92 @@ locals {
     aws_authenticator_additional_args = var.kubeconfig_aws_authenticator_additional_args
     aws_authenticator_env_variables   = var.kubeconfig_aws_authenticator_env_variables
   }) : ""
+
+  userdata_rendered = [
+    for index in range(var.create_eks ? local.worker_group_count : 0) : templatefile(
+      lookup(
+        var.worker_groups[index],
+        "userdata_template_file",
+        lookup(var.worker_groups[index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"]) == "windows"
+        ? "${path.module}/templates/userdata_windows.tpl"
+        : "${path.module}/templates/userdata.sh.tpl"
+      ),
+      merge({
+        platform            = lookup(var.worker_groups[index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"])
+        cluster_name        = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].name, [""])[0]
+        endpoint            = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].endpoint, [""])[0]
+        cluster_auth_base64 = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].certificate_authority[0].data, [""])[0]
+        pre_userdata = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups[index],
+          "pre_userdata",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["pre_userdata"],
+        )
+        additional_userdata = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups[index],
+          "additional_userdata",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["additional_userdata"],
+        )
+        bootstrap_extra_args = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups[index],
+          "bootstrap_extra_args",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["bootstrap_extra_args"],
+        )
+        kubelet_extra_args = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups[index],
+          "kubelet_extra_args",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["kubelet_extra_args"],
+        )
+        },
+        lookup(
+          var.worker_groups[index],
+          "userdata_template_extra_args",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["userdata_template_extra_args"]
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  ]
+
+  launch_template_userdata_rendered = [
+    for index in range(var.create_eks ? local.worker_group_launch_template_count : 0) : templatefile(
+      lookup(
+        var.worker_groups_launch_template[index],
+        "userdata_template_file",
+        lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"]) == "windows"
+        ? "${path.module}/templates/userdata_windows.tpl"
+        : "${path.module}/templates/userdata.sh.tpl"
+      ),
+      merge({
+        platform            = lookup(var.worker_groups_launch_template[index], "platform", local.workers_group_defaults["platform"])
+        cluster_name        = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].name, [""])[0]
+        endpoint            = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].endpoint, [""])[0]
+        cluster_auth_base64 = coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].certificate_authority[0].data, [""])[0]
+        pre_userdata = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups_launch_template[index],
+          "pre_userdata",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["pre_userdata"],
+        )
+        additional_userdata = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups_launch_template[index],
+          "additional_userdata",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["additional_userdata"],
+        )
+        bootstrap_extra_args = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups_launch_template[index],
+          "bootstrap_extra_args",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["bootstrap_extra_args"],
+        )
+        kubelet_extra_args = lookup(
+          var.worker_groups_launch_template[index],
+          "kubelet_extra_args",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["kubelet_extra_args"],
+        )
+        },
+        lookup(
+          var.worker_groups_launch_template[index],
+          "userdata_template_extra_args",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["userdata_template_extra_args"]
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index 147f036014..b751fb59b1 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ output "workers_asg_names" {
 output "workers_user_data" {
   description = "User data of worker groups"
   value = concat(
-    data.template_file.userdata.*.rendered,
-    data.template_file.launch_template_userdata.*.rendered,
+    local.userdata_rendered,
+    local.launch_template_userdata_rendered,
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index d6801b048e..57695c1282 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws        = ">= 3.37.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
-    template   = ">= 2.1"
     random     = ">= 2.1"
     kubernetes = ">= 1.11.1"
     http = {
diff --git a/workers.tf b/workers.tf
index 2bd75a27ff..0801c88ef2 100644
--- a/workers.tf
+++ b/workers.tf
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ resource "aws_launch_configuration" "workers" {
     "key_name",
     local.workers_group_defaults["key_name"],
   )
-  user_data_base64 = base64encode(data.template_file.userdata.*.rendered[count.index])
+  user_data_base64 = base64encode(local.userdata_rendered[count.index])
   ebs_optimized = lookup(
     var.worker_groups[count.index],
     "ebs_optimized",
diff --git a/workers_launch_template.tf b/workers_launch_template.tf
index 1602437e55..53e1b0928e 100644
--- a/workers_launch_template.tf
+++ b/workers_launch_template.tf
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "workers_launch_template" {
     local.workers_group_defaults["key_name"],
   )
   user_data = base64encode(
-    data.template_file.launch_template_userdata.*.rendered[count.index],
+    local.launch_template_userdata_rendered[count.index],
   )
 
   ebs_optimized = lookup(