diff --git a/slackme/main.tf b/slackme/main.tf
index d5a7801..a4909cf 100644
--- a/slackme/main.tf
+++ b/slackme/main.tf
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ variable "external_provider_id" {
     description = "The ID of an external provider."
 }
 
-data "coder_external_auth" "slack" {
-  id = var.external_provider_id
-}
-
 resource "coder_script" "install_slackme" {
     agent_id = var.agent_id
     display_name     = "install_slackme"
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ resource "coder_script" "install_slackme" {
     CODER_DIR=$(dirname $(which coder))
     cat > $CODER_DIR/slackme <<EOF
     ${templatefile("${path.module}/slackme.sh", {
-        PROVIDER_ID: data.coder_external_auth.slack.id
+        PROVIDER_ID: var.external_provider_id
     })}
     \EOF
     chmod +x $CODER_DIR/slackme