diff --git a/roles/tuned_amdgpu/tasks/main.yml b/roles/tuned_amdgpu/tasks/main.yml
index 6167ab0..7910010 100644
--- a/roles/tuned_amdgpu/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tuned_amdgpu/tasks/main.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     path: "{{ (tuned_amdgpu_profile_dir, item.1 + '-amdgpu-' + item.0) | ansible.builtin.path_join }}"
     mode: "0755"
   with_nested:
-    - "{{ amdgpu_profiles }}"
+    - ['default', 'overclock', 'peak']
     - "{{ base_profiles }}"
   become: true
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
   with_nested:
-    - "{{ amdgpu_profiles }}"
+    - ['default', 'overclock', 'peak']
     - "{{ base_profiles }}"
   notify: Restart tuned
   become: true
diff --git a/roles/tuned_amdgpu/defaults/main.yml b/roles/tuned_amdgpu/vars/main.yml
similarity index 50%
rename from roles/tuned_amdgpu/defaults/main.yml
rename to roles/tuned_amdgpu/vars/main.yml
index fe05157..10c479a 100644
--- a/roles/tuned_amdgpu/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tuned_amdgpu/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for tuned_amdgpu
 #
-
-# internals for profile power calculations
-# item in the context of the with_nested loops in the play
-profile_name: "{{ item.0 }}"
-
-amdgpu_profiles:
-  - default
-  - overclock
-  - peak
-
+# adjust where profiles are rendered based on the 'tuned' release from package facts
 tuned_amdgpu_profile_dir: "{{ '/etc/tuned' if ansible_facts['packages']['tuned'][0]['version'] is version('2.23.0', '<') else '/etc/tuned/profiles' }}"