Deactivate a self-managed license in License Manager - AWS License Manager
This documentation is a draft for private preview for regions in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Documentation content will continue to evolve. Published: January 8, 2026.

Deactivate a self-managed license in License Manager

When you deactivate a self-managed license, existing resources using the license are unaffected and AMIs using the license can still be launched. However, license consumption is no longer tracked.

When a self-managed license is deactivated, it must not be attached to any running instance. After deactivation, launches cannot be performed with the self-managed license.

To deactivate a self-managed license

  1. Open the License Manager console at https://eusc-de-east-1.console.amazonaws-eusc.eu/license-manager/.

  2. In the left navigation pane, choose self-managed licenses.

  3. Select the self-managed license.

  4. Choose Actions, Deactivate. When prompted for confirmation, choose Deactivate.

To deactivate a self-managed license using the command line