**To detach a load balancer from its layer** The following example detaches a load balancer, identified by its name, from its layer. :: aws opsworks --region us-east-1 detach-elastic-load-balancer --elastic-load-balancer-name Java-LB --layer-id 888c5645-09a5-4d0e-95a8-812ef1db76a4 *Output*: None. **More Information** For more information, see `Elastic Load Balancing`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*. .. _`Elastic Load Balancing`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/load-balancer-elb.html