diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
index 1af8156c6..9fb431583 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 	state.Put("awsSession", session)
 	state.Put("hook", hook)
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
-	state.Put("region", *ec2conn.Config.Region)
 	state.Put("wrappedCommand", common.CommandWrapper(wrappedCommand))
 	generatedData := &builder.GeneratedData{State: state}