# Delete a Verified Access instance
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When you are finished with a Verified Access instance, you can delete it. Before you can delete an instance, you must remove any associated trust providers or Verified Access groups.

**To delete a Verified Access instance using the console**

1. Open the Amazon VPC console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Verified Access instances**.

1. Select the Verified Access instance.

1. Choose **Actions**, **Delete Verified Access instance**.

1. When prompted for confirmation, enter **delete**, and then choose **Delete**.

**To delete a Verified Access instance using the AWS CLI**  
Use the [delete-verified-access-instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/delete-verified-access-instance.html) command.