# Delete a step scaling policy for Application Auto Scaling using the AWS CLI
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When you no longer need a step scaling policy, you can delete it. To delete both the scaling policy and the associated CloudWatch alarm, complete the following tasks.

**To delete your scaling policy**  
Use the [delete-scaling-policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/application-autoscaling/delete-scaling-policy.html) command.

**Linux, macOS, or Unix**

```
aws application-autoscaling delete-scaling-policy --service-namespace ecs \
  --scalable-dimension ecs:service:DesiredCount \
  --resource-id service/my-cluster/my-service \
  --policy-name my-step-scaling-policy
```

**Windows**

```
aws application-autoscaling delete-scaling-policy --service-namespace ecs ^
  --scalable-dimension ecs:service:DesiredCount ^
  --resource-id service/my-cluster/my-service ^
  --policy-name my-step-scaling-policy
```

**To delete the CloudWatch alarm**  
Use the [delete-alarms](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudwatch/delete-alarms.html) command. You can delete one or more alarms at a time. For example, use the following command to delete the `Step-Scaling-AlarmHigh-ECS:service/my-cluster/my-service` and `Step-Scaling-AlarmLow-ECS:service/my-cluster/my-service` alarms.

```
aws cloudwatch delete-alarms --alarm-name Step-Scaling-AlarmHigh-ECS:service/my-cluster/my-service Step-Scaling-AlarmLow-ECS:service/my-cluster/my-service
```