Deleting forwarding rules

To delete a forwarding rule, perform the following procedure.

Note the following:

• If the forwarding rule is associated with any VPCs, you must disassociate the rule from the VPCs before you can delete the rule. For more information, see Disassociating forwarding rules from a VPC.

• You can't delete the default Internet Resolver rule, which has a value of Recursive for Type. This rule causes Route 53 Resolver to act as a recursive resolver for any domain names that you didn't create custom rules for and that Resolver didn't create autodefined rules for. For more information about how rules are categorized, see Using rules to control which queries are forwarded to your network.

To delete a forwarding rule

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Rules.

3. On the navigation bar, choose the Region where you created the rule.

4. Choose the option for the rule that you want to delete.

5. Choose Delete.

6. To confirm that you want to delete the rule, enter the name of the rule and choose Submit.