diff --git a/services/alb/client.go b/services/alb/client.go
index e52f375a2..3fa03bbab 100644
--- a/services/alb/client.go
+++ b/services/alb/client.go
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ func NewAPIClient(opts ...config.ConfigurationOption) (*APIClient, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := config.ConfigureRegion(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring region: %w", err)
-	}
+	// using new regional api, so no region is set here
 
 	if cfg.HTTPClient == nil {
 		cfg.HTTPClient = &http.Client{}
diff --git a/services/cdn/client.go b/services/cdn/client.go
index b3ef722b3..4617fdb68 100644
--- a/services/cdn/client.go
+++ b/services/cdn/client.go
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ func NewAPIClient(opts ...config.ConfigurationOption) (*APIClient, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := config.ConfigureRegion(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring region: %w", err)
-	}
+	// using new regional api, so no region is set here
 
 	if cfg.HTTPClient == nil {
 		cfg.HTTPClient = &http.Client{}
diff --git a/services/certificates/client.go b/services/certificates/client.go
index 4c33a2186..4733a1264 100644
--- a/services/certificates/client.go
+++ b/services/certificates/client.go
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ func NewAPIClient(opts ...config.ConfigurationOption) (*APIClient, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := config.ConfigureRegion(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring region: %w", err)
-	}
+	// using new regional api, so no region is set here
 
 	if cfg.HTTPClient == nil {
 		cfg.HTTPClient = &http.Client{}
diff --git a/services/serverbackup/client.go b/services/serverbackup/client.go
index ba2aea6ec..4a94284e3 100644
--- a/services/serverbackup/client.go
+++ b/services/serverbackup/client.go
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ func NewAPIClient(opts ...config.ConfigurationOption) (*APIClient, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := config.ConfigureRegion(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring region: %w", err)
-	}
+	// using new regional api, so no region is set here
 
 	if cfg.HTTPClient == nil {
 		cfg.HTTPClient = &http.Client{}
diff --git a/services/serverupdate/client.go b/services/serverupdate/client.go
index ef9f8bf9e..88674033f 100644
--- a/services/serverupdate/client.go
+++ b/services/serverupdate/client.go
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ func NewAPIClient(opts ...config.ConfigurationOption) (*APIClient, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := config.ConfigureRegion(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring region: %w", err)
-	}
+	// using new regional api, so no region is set here
 
 	if cfg.HTTPClient == nil {
 		cfg.HTTPClient = &http.Client{}