diff --git a/terraform/backend.tf b/terraform/backend.tf
index dad5147..939885e 100644
--- a/terraform/backend.tf
+++ b/terraform/backend.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 terraform {
   backend "s3" {
-    bucket         = "nvhi-atsila-tf-state"
-    key            = "ecs/terraform.tfstate"
-    region         = "us-east-2"
-    dynamodb_table = "nvhi-atsila-locks"
+    # Backend configuration values provided via command line during terraform init
+    # This allows for environment-specific backends while keeping code DRY
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
index dd38e9f..40a83ea 100644
--- a/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/main.tf
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
-# Application Infrastructure - Uses remote state backend
-# This contains your ECS cluster, VPC, and application resources
-
-terraform {
-  required_providers {
-    aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = "~> 5.0"
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-provider "aws" {
-  region = var.aws_region
-}
+# Application Infrastructure
+# Provider configuration is in versions.tf
 
 data "aws_availability_zones" "azs" {}
 
@@ -105,7 +92,7 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "ecs_sg" {
   }
 }
 
-# Key Pair - Using hardcoded public key from your original config
+# Key Pair
 resource "aws_key_pair" "deployer" {
   key_name   = var.key_pair_name
   public_key = "ssh-rsa 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 jacques@Xochiquetzal"
@@ -217,7 +204,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "ecs_instance" {
   }
 }
 
-# ECS Service (placeholder - you may want to manage this separately)
+# ECS Service
 resource "aws_ecs_service" "main" {
   name            = "${var.cluster_name}-service"
   cluster         = aws_ecs_cluster.main.id
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index f113b36..d9e6bc9 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 variable "aws_region" {
-  type    = string
-  default = "us-east-2"
+  description = "AWS region for resources"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "us-east-2"
 }
 
 variable "jenkins_ip_cidr" {
-  description = "CIDR block for SSH access from Jenkins (injected by pipeline)"
+  description = "CIDR block for SSH access from Jenkins"
   type        = string
 }
 
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ variable "instance_type" {
 variable "key_pair_name" {
   description = "EC2 Key Pair name"
   type        = string
-}
+}
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