**To delete a launch configuration** This example deletes the specified launch configuration:: aws autoscaling delete-launch-configuration --launch-configuration-name my-launch-config For more information, see `Deleting Your Auto Scaling Infrastructure`_ in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*. .. _`Deleting Your Auto Scaling Infrastructure`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AutoScaling/latest/DeveloperGuide/as-process-shutdown.html