diff --git a/lib/feature_flags/hooks.rb b/lib/feature_flags/hooks.rb
index cbe30afe06e..8cc5ec4c6af 100644
--- a/lib/feature_flags/hooks.rb
+++ b/lib/feature_flags/hooks.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module FeatureFlags
     end
 
     def self.usage_metrics_allowed_hook(context)
-      UsageMetricsPredicate.new(context).call
+      UsageMetricsPredicate.new(context, Shard.current.database_server.config[:region]).call
     end
 
     def self.analytics_2_after_state_change_hook(_user, context, _old_state, _new_state)
diff --git a/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate.rb b/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate.rb
index 816fc12fcfd..bbe9ac089c1 100644
--- a/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate.rb
+++ b/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 
 module FeatureFlags
   class UsageMetricsPredicate
-    def initialize(context)
+    def initialize(context, region)
       @context = context
+      @region = region
     end
 
     def call
-      overridden? || (us_billing_code? && domestic_territory?)
+      overridden? || (us_billing_code? && in_approved_us_aws_region?)
     end
 
     private
@@ -35,18 +36,11 @@ module FeatureFlags
     end
 
     def us_billing_code?
-      verify_external_integration? "salesforce_billing_country_code", "US"
+      @context&.root_account&.external_integration_keys&.find_by(key_type: "salesforce_billing_country_code")&.key_value == "US"
     end
 
-    # Calling out here that `key_type: "salesforce_territory_region")&.key_value == "domestic"`
-    #   is totally made up right now and won't resolve anything until we add salesforce
-    #   data with these values
-    def domestic_territory?
-      verify_external_integration? "salesforce_territory_region", "domestic"
-    end
-
-    def verify_external_integration?(key, value)
-      @context&.root_account&.external_integration_keys&.find_by(key_type: key)&.key_value == value
+    def in_approved_us_aws_region?
+      ["us-east-1", "us-west-2"].include? @region
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate_spec.rb b/spec/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate_spec.rb
index e5a167a64be..b9c3c31379e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/feature_flags/usage_metrics_predicate_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ describe FeatureFlags::UsageMetricsPredicate do
   let(:external_integration_keys) { nil }
   let(:root_account) { double(settings: settings, external_integration_keys: external_integration_keys) }
   let(:context) { double(root_account: root_account) }
-  let(:predicate) { FeatureFlags::UsageMetricsPredicate.new context }
+  let(:region) { nil }
+  let(:predicate) { FeatureFlags::UsageMetricsPredicate.new context, region }
 
   it "defaults to false" do
     expect(predicate.call).to be_falsey
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@ describe FeatureFlags::UsageMetricsPredicate do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "when in domestic territory and us billing" do
+  describe "when US billing country and approved US aws region" do
     let(:external_integration_keys) do
       keys = double
       allow(keys).to receive(:find_by).with({ key_type: "salesforce_billing_country_code" }) { double(key_value: "US") }
-      allow(keys).to receive(:find_by).with({ key_type: "salesforce_territory_region" }) { double(key_value: "domestic") }
       keys
     end
+    let(:region) { "us-east-1" }
 
     it "returns true" do
       expect(predicate.call).to be_truthy