diff --git a/vpc/README.md b/vpc/README.md
index 8bc7ab7..0d6f0e3 100644
--- a/vpc/README.md
+++ b/vpc/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_enable_aws_dns"></a> [enable\_aws\_dns](#input\_enable\_aws\_dns) | Enable use of AWS DNS server. This overrides the settings of vpc\_dns\_servers and enables dns\_support and dns\_hostnames | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_enable_dns_hostnames"></a> [enable\_dns\_hostnames](#input\_enable\_dns\_hostnames) | Enable DNS hostnames within the VPC | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_enable_dns_support"></a> [enable\_dns\_support](#input\_enable\_dns\_support) | Enable DNS support within the VPC | `bool` | `true` | no |
-| <a name="input_enable_nau_metrics"></a> [enable\_nau\_metrics](#input\_enable\_nau\_metrics) | Enable use of Network Address Usage (nau) metrics for cloudwatch | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_network_census"></a> [network\_census](#input\_network\_census) | Census Subnets | `list` | <pre>[<br>  "148.129.0.0/16",<br>  "172.16.0.0/12",<br>  "192.168.0.0/16"<br>]</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_override_prefixes"></a> [override\_prefixes](#input\_override\_prefixes) | Override built-in prefixes by component. This should be used primarily for common infrastructure things | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_tags"></a> [tags](#input\_tags) | AWS Tags to apply to appropriate resources (S3, KMS).  Do not include safeguard tags here, use the data\_safeguard field for such things. | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
diff --git a/vpc/main.tf b/vpc/main.tf
index d8fb34a..108f3dd 100644
--- a/vpc/main.tf
+++ b/vpc/main.tf
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ resource "aws_vpc_dhcp_options_association" "vpc" {
 # vpc
 #---
 resource "aws_vpc" "vpc" {
-  cidr_block                           = var.vpc_cidr_block
-  enable_dns_support                   = local.enable_dns_support
-  enable_dns_hostnames                 = local.enable_dns_hostnames
-  enable_network_address_usage_metrics = var.enable_nau_metrics
+  cidr_block           = var.vpc_cidr_block
+  enable_dns_support   = local.enable_dns_support
+  enable_dns_hostnames = local.enable_dns_hostnames
+  ## not enabled in govcloud as of 2023-04-25, get a timeout on create, does not show in console
+  #  enable_network_address_usage_metrics = var.enable_nau_metrics
 
   tags = merge(
     local.base_tags,
diff --git a/vpc/variables.tf b/vpc/variables.tf
index cc1e4b7..fa43b95 100644
--- a/vpc/variables.tf
+++ b/vpc/variables.tf
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ variable "enable_aws_dns" {
   default     = false
 }
 
-variable "enable_nau_metrics" {
-  description = "Enable use of Network Address Usage (nau) metrics for cloudwatch"
-  type        = bool
-  default     = false
-}
+## ## not enabled in govcloud as of 2023-04-25, get a timeout on create, does not show in console
+## variable "enable_nau_metrics" {
+##   description = "Enable use of Network Address Usage (nau) metrics for cloudwatch"
+##   type        = bool
+##   default     = false
+## }
 
 ###
 ##