diff --git a/terraform/data.tf b/terraform/data.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98cf3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/data.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+data "aws_ssm_parameter" "core_contract" {
+  name = "/infra/${var.environment}/gfw-aws-core-infra/contract"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/locals.tf b/terraform/locals.tf
index e8cf683..1c58c5e 100644
--- a/terraform/locals.tf
+++ b/terraform/locals.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 locals {
-  bucket_suffix   = var.environment == "production" ? "" : "-${var.environment}"
-  tf_state_bucket = "gfw-terraform${local.bucket_suffix}"
   project         = "lambda-layers"
   name_suffix     = terraform.workspace == "default" ? "" : "-${terraform.workspace}"
   tags = {
@@ -8,4 +6,5 @@ locals {
     Environment = var.environment,
     BuiltBy     = "Terraform"
   }
+  core          = jsondecode(data.aws_ssm_parameter.core_contract.value)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
index 8c0d624..2704c5e 100644
--- a/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/main.tf
@@ -7,18 +7,9 @@ terraform {
   }
 }
 
-data "terraform_remote_state" "core" {
-  backend = "s3"
-  config = {
-    bucket = local.tf_state_bucket
-    region = "us-east-1"
-    key    = "core.tfstate"
-  }
-}
-
 module "py310_geopandas_0144" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "geopandas"
   module_version = "0.14.4"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -27,7 +18,7 @@ module "py310_geopandas_0144" {
 
 module "py310_mercantile_121" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "mercantile"
   module_version = "1.2.1"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -36,7 +27,7 @@ module "py310_mercantile_121" {
 
 module "py310_numpy_1264" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "numpy"
   module_version = "1.26.4"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -45,7 +36,7 @@ module "py310_numpy_1264" {
 
 module "py310_pandas_153" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "pandas"
   module_version = "1.5.3"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -54,7 +45,7 @@ module "py310_pandas_153" {
 
 module "py310_pillow_950" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "pillow"
   module_version = "9.5.0"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -63,7 +54,7 @@ module "py310_pillow_950" {
 
 module "py310_rasterio_138" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "rasterio"
   module_version = "1.3.8"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -72,7 +63,7 @@ module "py310_rasterio_138" {
 
 module "py310_shapely_185" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "shapely"
   module_version = "1.8.5"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -83,7 +74,7 @@ module "py310_shapely_185" {
 # These are temporary:
 module "py310_geopandas_no_numpy_no_pandas" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "geopandas_no_numpy_no_pandas"
   module_version = "0.14.4"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -92,7 +83,7 @@ module "py310_geopandas_no_numpy_no_pandas" {
 
 module "py310_numpy" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "numpy"
   module_version = "1.26.4"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -101,7 +92,7 @@ module "py310_numpy" {
 
 module "py310_pandas_no_numpy" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "pandas_no_numpy"
   module_version = "1.5.3"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -110,7 +101,7 @@ module "py310_pandas_no_numpy" {
 
 module "py310_rasterio_no_numpy" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "rasterio_no_numpy"
   module_version = "1.3.8"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -119,7 +110,7 @@ module "py310_rasterio_no_numpy" {
 
 module "py310_shapely_no_numpy" {
   source         = "./modules/lambda_layer"
-  bucket         = data.terraform_remote_state.core.outputs.pipelines_bucket
+  bucket         = local.core.gfw_pipelines_bucket_name
   name           = "shapely_no_numpy"
   module_version = "1.8.5"
   runtime        = "python3.10"
@@ -128,7 +119,7 @@ module "py310_shapely_no_numpy" {
 }
 
 module "ssm" {
-  source      = "git::https://github.com/wri/gfw-terraform-modules.git//terraform/modules/ssm?ref=v0.4.2.8"
+  source      = "git::https://github.com/wri/gfw-terraform-modules.git//terraform/modules/ssm?ref=v0.4.2.12"
   environment = var.environment
   namespace   = "gfw-lambda-layers"
   contract = {