diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/_aws/topologies/private.yaml b/upup/models/cloudup/_aws/topologies/private.yaml
index e4a00f01b5..592c9f0336 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/_aws/topologies/private.yaml
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/_aws/topologies/private.yaml
@@ -1,53 +1,5 @@
 {{ if IsTopologyPrivate }}
-  vpc/{{ ClusterName }}:
-    id: {{ .NetworkID }}
-    shared: {{ SharedVPC }}
-    cidr: {{ .NetworkCIDR }}
-    enableDnsSupport: true
-    enableDnsHostnames: true
 
 
-  {{ if not SharedVPC }}
-  # TODO: would be good to create these as shared, to verify them
-  dhcpOptions/{{ ClusterName }}:
-    domainNameServers: AmazonProvidedDNS
-  {{ if eq Region "us-east-1" }}
-    domainName: ec2.internal
-  {{ else }}
-    domainName: {{ Region }}.compute.internal
-  {{ end }}
 
-  vpcDHDCPOptionsAssociation/{{ ClusterName }}:
-    vpc: vpc/{{ ClusterName }}
-    dhcpOptions: dhcpOptions/{{ ClusterName }}
-  {{ end }}
-
-  internetGateway/{{ ClusterName }}:
-    shared: {{ SharedVPC }}
-    vpc: vpc/{{ ClusterName }}
-
-  routeTable/{{ ClusterName }}:
-    vpc: vpc/{{ ClusterName }}
-
-  route/0.0.0.0/0:
-    routeTable: routeTable/{{ ClusterName }}
-    cidr: 0.0.0.0/0
-    internetGateway: internetGateway/{{ ClusterName }}
-    vpc: vpc/{{ ClusterName }}
-
-  {{ range $zone := .Zones }}
-
-  subnet/{{ $zone.Name }}.{{ ClusterName }}:
-    vpc: vpc/{{ ClusterName }}
-    availabilityZone: {{ $zone.Name }}
-    cidr: {{ $zone.CIDR }}
-    id: {{ $zone.ProviderID }}
-    shared: {{ SharedZone $zone }}
-
-  {{ if not (SharedZone $zone) }}
-  routeTableAssociation/{{ $zone.Name }}.{{ ClusterName }}:
-    routeTable: routeTable/{{ ClusterName }}
-    subnet: subnet/{{ $zone.Name }}.{{ ClusterName }}
-  {{ end}}
-{{ end }}
 {{ end }}
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