diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d66f9f..7e661b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,23 +50,6 @@ module "public_ecr" {
   repository_type = "public"
 
   repository_read_write_access_arns = ["arn:aws:iam::012345678901:role/terraform"]
-  repository_lifecycle_policy = jsonencode({
-    rules = [
-      {
-        rulePriority = 1,
-        description  = "Keep last 30 images",
-        selection = {
-          tagStatus     = "tagged",
-          tagPrefixList = ["v"],
-          countType     = "imageCountMoreThan",
-          countNumber   = 30
-        },
-        action = {
-          type = "expire"
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  })
 
   public_repository_catalog_data = {
     description       = "Docker container for some things"
diff --git a/examples/complete/main.tf b/examples/complete/main.tf
index 96a4bb4..c50fb0f 100644
--- a/examples/complete/main.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/main.tf
@@ -64,23 +64,6 @@ module "public_ecr" {
   repository_type = "public"
 
   repository_read_write_access_arns = [data.aws_caller_identity.current.arn]
-  repository_lifecycle_policy = jsonencode({
-    rules = [
-      {
-        rulePriority = 1,
-        description  = "Keep last 30 images",
-        selection = {
-          tagStatus     = "tagged",
-          tagPrefixList = ["v"],
-          countType     = "imageCountMoreThan",
-          countNumber   = 30
-        },
-        action = {
-          type = "expire"
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  })
 
   public_repository_catalog_data = {
     description       = "Docker container for some things"