diff --git a/examples/complete/main.tf b/examples/complete/main.tf
index a3aa3bf..94a2a76 100644
--- a/examples/complete/main.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/main.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ provider "aws" {
   region = local.region
 }
 
-data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {}
+data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
+  # Exclude local zones
+  filter {
+    name   = "opt-in-status"
+    values = ["opt-in-not-required"]
+  }
+}
 
 locals {
   region = "eu-west-1"
diff --git a/examples/ec2-autoscaling/main.tf b/examples/ec2-autoscaling/main.tf
index bc424ea..454b652 100644
--- a/examples/ec2-autoscaling/main.tf
+++ b/examples/ec2-autoscaling/main.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ provider "aws" {
   region = local.region
 }
 
-data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {}
+data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
+  # Exclude local zones
+  filter {
+    name   = "opt-in-status"
+    values = ["opt-in-not-required"]
+  }
+}
 
 locals {
   region = "eu-west-1"
diff --git a/examples/fargate/main.tf b/examples/fargate/main.tf
index 3994117..adabb62 100644
--- a/examples/fargate/main.tf
+++ b/examples/fargate/main.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ provider "aws" {
   region = local.region
 }
 
-data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {}
+data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
+  # Exclude local zones
+  filter {
+    name   = "opt-in-status"
+    values = ["opt-in-not-required"]
+  }
+}
 
 locals {
   region = "eu-west-1"