# Removing a VPC interface from a MediaConnect flow
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You can remove a VPC interface from your flow if it isn't used as a source for the flow. 

## Prerequisites
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+ The flow must be in **Standby**.
+ If the flow has an error, you must resolve the error before you complete the following procedure.

## Procedure
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**To remove a VPC interface from a flow (console)**

1. On the **Flows** page, choose the name of the flow that is associated with the VPC interface that you want to remove.

1. Choose **Stop**.

   The status of the flow changes to **Standby**. The flow stops immediately and is no longer viewable to customers who are accessing the output directly from your flow or through an entitlement.

1. Choose the **VPC interfaces** tab.

1. Choose the VPC interface that you want to remove, and then choose **Remove**.