**To delete an IAM policy** This example deletes the policy whose ARN is ``arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MySamplePolicy``:: aws iam delete-policy --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MySamplePolicy For more information, see `Overview of IAM Policies`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Overview of IAM Policies`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/policies_overview.html