AWS mods - Retired unused Usage controls and policies (AppStream, Direct Connect, DocumentDB, Lightsail, Neptune)

Aug 24, 2026GuardrailsMods

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-appstream v5.8.0
  • aws-directconnect v5.9.0
  • aws-docdb v5.6.0
  • aws-lightsail v5.8.0
  • aws-neptune v5.9.0

Control Types

Removed

  • AWS > AppStream > Image > Usage
  • AWS > AppStream > Image Builder > Usage
  • AWS > AppStream > User > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Connection > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Direct Connect Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Lag > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Virtual Interface > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster Parameter Group > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster Snapshot > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Instance > Usage
  • AWS > Lightsail > Instance > Usage
  • AWS > Lightsail > Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > Lightsail > Relational Database > Usage
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Cluster Snapshot > Usage
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Instance > Usage

Policy Types

Removed

  • AWS > AppStream > Image > Usage
  • AWS > AppStream > Image > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > AppStream > Image Builder > Usage
  • AWS > AppStream > Image Builder > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > AppStream > User > Usage
  • AWS > AppStream > User > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Connection > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Connection > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Direct Connect Gateway > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Direct Connect Gateway > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Lag > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Lag > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Virtual Interface > Usage
  • AWS > Direct Connect > Virtual Interface > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster Parameter Group > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster Parameter Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster Snapshot > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Cluster Snapshot > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Instance > Usage
  • AWS > Doc DB > DB Instance > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Lightsail > Instance > Usage
  • AWS > Lightsail > Instance > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Lightsail > Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > Lightsail > Load Balancer > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Lightsail > Relational Database > Usage
  • AWS > Lightsail > Relational Database > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Cluster > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Cluster Snapshot > Usage
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Cluster Snapshot > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Instance > Usage
  • AWS > Neptune > DB Instance > Usage > Limit