diff --git a/system/base.sls b/system/base.sls
index 528a941..82dce8f 100644
--- a/system/base.sls
+++ b/system/base.sls
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ system_base_motd:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/motd
     - source: salt://{{ tpldir }}/files/base_motd.jinja
-    - template: jinja
-    - context:
-        OS_NAME: {{ salt['cmd.shell']('grep -E ^NAME /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | sed \'s~"~~g\'') }}
-        OS_VERSION: {{ salt['cmd.shell']('grep -E ^VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | sed \'s~"~~g\'') }}
     - user: root
     - group: root
     - mode: '0644'