AWS mods - Retired unused Usage controls and policies (Resource Access Manager, S3, SES, Shield, Step Functions)
Aug 20, 2026•GuardrailsMods
What's new?
- The Usage controls and their Usage and Usage > Limit policies have been retired from the resource types in the mods listed below. The Approved > Usage policies are unaffected and remain available.
Released versions:
- aws-ram v5.7.0
- aws-s3multiregionaccesspoint v5.4.0
- aws-ses v5.9.0
- aws-shield v5.6.0
- aws-stepfunctions v5.10.0
Control Types
Removed
- AWS > Resource Access Manager > Resource Share > Usage
- AWS > S3 > Multi-Region Access Point > Usage
- AWS > SES > Identity > Usage
- AWS > Shield > Protection > Usage
- AWS > Step Functions > State Machine > Usage
Policy Types
Removed
- AWS > Resource Access Manager > Resource Share > Usage
- AWS > Resource Access Manager > Resource Share > Usage > Limit
- AWS > S3 > Multi-Region Access Point > Usage
- AWS > S3 > Multi-Region Access Point > Usage > Limit
- AWS > SES > Identity > Usage
- AWS > SES > Identity > Usage > Limit
- AWS > Shield > Protection > Usage
- AWS > Shield > Protection > Usage > Limit
- AWS > Step Functions > State Machine > Usage
- AWS > Step Functions > State Machine > Usage > Limit