AWS mods - Retired unused Usage controls and policies (AppStream, Direct Connect, DocumentDB, Lightsail, Neptune)
Aug 24, 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-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