# Remove RDS Instance Safely

### Table of contents

* [Tasks](https://abisec.gitbook.io/devsecops/aws/broken-reference)
* [Steps](https://abisec.gitbook.io/devsecops/aws/broken-reference)

#### Tasks <a href="#heading-tasks" id="heading-tasks"></a>

* Delete the RDS instance named `datacenter-rds` in the `us-east-1` region.
* Ensure the RDS instance is completely deleted before submitting this task.

#### Steps <a href="#heading-steps" id="heading-steps"></a>

1. RDS → Databases
2.

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RDS → Databases → Actions → Delete
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3\.

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Delete datacenter-rds instance → delete me → delete
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4\.

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RDS instance named **datacenter-rds** ; No instances found;

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