---
title: "Removing Connections"
description: "Veeam Backup for Salesforce allows you to remove a connection to an AWS account from Veeam Backup for Salesforce if you no longer need it. To do that: Switch to the Configuration page. Navigate to Security > Encryption."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup_salesforce/userguide/removing_kms_connections.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Configuring Veeam Backup for Salesforce > Configuring Encryption Settings > Managing AWS KMS Connections > Removing Connections"
dateModified: "2026-10-16"
---

# Removing Connections

Veeam Backup for Salesforce allows you to remove a connection to an AWS account from Veeam Backup for Salesforce if you no longer need it. To do that:

1. Switch to the **Configuration** page.
2. Navigate to **Security** > **Encryption**.
3. Select the necessary connection in the **Key Management Service** section and click **Remove Connection**.
4. In the **Remove** window, acknowledge the operation and click **Remove**.

::: important

You cannot remove a connection to an AWS account whose key is currently used by any backup policy to encrypt data. [Edit the backup policy settings](add_backup_policy_encryption.md) to choose another encryption key — and then try removing the connection again.

:::

[![Removing AWS KMS Connections](images/delete_encryption.png "Removing AWS KMS Connections")](images/delete_encryption.png){.toggle scale=55}