diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
index 5f75fb423..e0dbec002 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
@@ -1,44 +1,26 @@
 package ebs
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
-	"strconv"
-	"text/template"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type stepCreateAMI struct{}
 
-type amiNameData struct {
-	CreateTime string
-}
-
 func (s *stepCreateAMI) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
 	config := state["config"].(config)
 	ec2conn := state["ec2"].(*ec2.EC2)
 	instance := state["instance"].(*ec2.Instance)
 	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
 
-	// Parse the name of the AMI
-	amiNameBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	tData := amiNameData{
-		strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UTC().Unix(), 10),
-	}
-
-	t := template.Must(template.New("ami").Parse(config.AMIName))
-	t.Execute(amiNameBuf, tData)
-	amiName := amiNameBuf.String()
-
 	// Create the image
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Creating the AMI: %s", amiName))
+	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Creating the AMI: %s", config.AMIName))
 	createOpts := &ec2.CreateImage{
 		InstanceId: instance.InstanceId,
-		Name:       amiName,
+		Name:       config.AMIName,
 	}
 
 	createResp, err := ec2conn.CreateImage(createOpts)