diff --git a/salt/pillar/s3.py b/salt/pillar/s3.py
index 6c5b9c7242..d821aa02a9 100644
--- a/salt/pillar/s3.py
+++ b/salt/pillar/s3.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def ext_pillar(minion_id,
 
     pil = Pillar(opts, __grains__, minion_id, environment)
 
-    compiled_pillar = pil.compile_pillar()
+    compiled_pillar = pil.compile_pillar(ext=False)
 
     return compiled_pillar
 
diff --git a/salt/pillar/svn_pillar.py b/salt/pillar/svn_pillar.py
index 7be9ad9407..01f1fb0c1e 100644
--- a/salt/pillar/svn_pillar.py
+++ b/salt/pillar/svn_pillar.py
@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ def ext_pillar(minion_id,
     opts = deepcopy(__opts__)
     opts['pillar_roots'][branch] = [pillar_dir]
     pil = Pillar(opts, __grains__, minion_id, branch)
-    return pil.compile_pillar()
+    return pil.compile_pillar(ext=False)