diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index e1c43cbea..f1564e924 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -1455,9 +1455,9 @@ install_data_to_pki() {
 				EASYRSA_EXT_DIR "${area}/${x509_types_dir}"
 
 			# Find other files - Omitting "$vars_file"
+			# shellcheck disable=SC2066 # loop will only run once
 			for source in \
-				"$vars_file_example" \
-				"$ssl_cnf_file" \
+				"$ssl_cnf_file"
 				# EOL
 			do
 				# Find each item
@@ -1481,16 +1481,6 @@ install_data_to_pki $context: $EASYRSA_EXT_DIR"
 		return
 	fi
 
-	# Always require a pki/vars.example file
-	if [ -e "$EASYRSA_PKI/vars.example" ];then
-		: # ok
-	else
-		create_vars_example > "$EASYRSA_PKI/vars.example" || \
-			die "install_data_to_pki - create_vars_example FAILED"
-		verbose "\
-install_data_to_pki $context: create_vars_example OK"
-	fi
-
 	# Create PKI/vars from PKI/example
 	unset -v new_vars_true
 	if [ "$found_vars" = 1 ] || [ "$user_vars_true" ] || \