# Uninstall EC2 Instance Connect
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To disable EC2 Instance Connect, connect to your Linux instance and uninstall the `ec2-instance-connect` package that is installed on the OS. If the `sshd` configuration matches what it was set to when you installed EC2 Instance Connect, uninstalling `ec2-instance-connect` also removes the `sshd` configuration. If you modified the `sshd` configuration after installing EC2 Instance Connect, you must update it manually.

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#### [ Amazon Linux ]

You can uninstall EC2 Instance Connect on AL2023 and Amazon Linux 2 2.0.20190618 or later, where EC2 Instance Connect is preconfigured.

**To uninstall EC2 Instance Connect on an instance launched using Amazon Linux**

1. Connect to your instance using SSH. Specify the SSH key pair you used for your instance when you launched it and the default username for the AL2023 or Amazon Linux 2 AMI, which is `ec2-user`.

   For example, the following **ssh** command connects to the instance with the public DNS name `ec2-a-b-c-d.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com`, using the key pair `my_ec2_private_key.pem`.

   ```
   $ ssh -i my_ec2_private_key.pem ec2-user@ec2-a-b-c-d.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com
   ```

1. Uninstall the `ec2-instance-connect` package using the **yum** command.

   ```
   [ec2-user ~]$ sudo yum remove ec2-instance-connect
   ```

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#### [ Ubuntu ]

**To uninstall EC2 Instance Connect on an instance launched using an Ubuntu AMI**

1. Connect to your instance using SSH. Specify the SSH key pair you used for your instance when you launched it and the default username for the Ubuntu AMI, which is `ubuntu`.

   For example, the following **ssh** command connects to the instance with the public DNS name `ec2-a-b-c-d.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com`, using the key pair `my_ec2_private_key.pem`.

   ```
   $ ssh -i my_ec2_private_key.pem ubuntu@ec2-a-b-c-d.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com
   ```

1. Uninstall the `ec2-instance-connect` package using the **apt-get** command.

   ```
   ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get remove ec2-instance-connect
   ```

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