AWS mods - Retired unused Usage controls and policies (CloudFront, DynamoDB, ECR, ECS, VPC Core, VPC Security)

Oct 12, 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-cloudfront v5.10.0
  • aws-dynamodb v5.19.0
  • aws-ecr v5.18.0
  • aws-ecs v5.12.0
  • aws-vpc-core v5.25.0
  • aws-vpc-security v5.17.0

Control Types

Removed

  • AWS > CloudFront > CloudFront Origin Access Identity > Usage

  • AWS > CloudFront > Distribution > Usage

  • AWS > CloudFront > Streaming Distribution > Usage

  • AWS > DynamoDB > Backup > Usage

  • AWS > DynamoDB > Global Table > Usage

  • AWS > DynamoDB > Table > Usage

  • AWS > ECR > Image > Usage

  • AWS > ECR > Public Repository > Usage

  • AWS > ECR > Repository > Usage

  • AWS > ECS > Cluster > Usage

  • AWS > ECS > Container Instance > Usage

  • AWS > ECS > Task Definition > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > DHCP Options > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > Flow Log > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > Network ACL > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > Route Table > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > Security Group > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > Subnet > Usage

  • AWS > VPC > VPC > Usage

Policy Types

Removed

  • AWS > CloudFront > CloudFront Origin Access Identity > Usage
  • AWS > CloudFront > CloudFront Origin Access Identity > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > CloudFront > Distribution > Usage
  • AWS > CloudFront > Distribution > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > CloudFront > Streaming Distribution > Usage
  • AWS > CloudFront > Streaming Distribution > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > DynamoDB > Backup > Usage
  • AWS > DynamoDB > Backup > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > DynamoDB > Global Table > Usage
  • AWS > DynamoDB > Global Table > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > DynamoDB > Table > Usage
  • AWS > DynamoDB > Table > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > ECR > Image > Usage
  • AWS > ECR > Image > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > ECR > Public Repository > Usage
  • AWS > ECR > Public Repository > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > ECR > Repository > Usage
  • AWS > ECR > Repository > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > ECS > Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > ECS > Cluster > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > ECS > Container Instance > Usage
  • AWS > ECS > Container Instance > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > ECS > Task Definition > Usage
  • AWS > ECS > Task Definition > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > DHCP Options > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > DHCP Options > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Flow Log > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Flow Log > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Network ACL > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Network ACL > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Route Table > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Route Table > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Security Group > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Security Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > Subnet > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > Subnet > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > VPC > VPC > Usage
  • AWS > VPC > VPC > Usage > Limit