diff --git a/example-projects/tug-of-war-in-the-clouds/aws-boto3-standalone-db/stop.py b/example-projects/tug-of-war-in-the-clouds/aws-boto3-standalone-db/stop.py
index 3fe5d5e..233da15 100644
--- a/example-projects/tug-of-war-in-the-clouds/aws-boto3-standalone-db/stop.py
+++ b/example-projects/tug-of-war-in-the-clouds/aws-boto3-standalone-db/stop.py
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 
 
 region = 'eu-central-1'
-vpc_id = 'vpc-eedd4187'
-
-# if you only have one VPC, vpc_id can be retrieved using:
-#
-# response = ec2Client.describe_vpcs()
-# vpc_id = response.get('Vpcs', [{}])[0].get('VpcId', '')
 
 
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