diff --git cdk/pet_stack/lib/services.ts cdk/pet_stack/lib/services.ts
index d469bbd..dc4a15a 100644
--- cdk/pet_stack/lib/services.ts
+++ cdk/pet_stack/lib/services.ts
@@ -55,21 +55,8 @@ export class Services extends cdk.Stack {
                 name: 'petid',
                 type: ddb.AttributeType.STRING
             },
-            removalPolicy:  RemovalPolicy.DESTROY
-        });
-        
-        dynamodb_petadoption.metricConsumedReadCapacityUnits().createAlarm(this, 'ReadCapacityUnitsLimit-BasicAlarm', {
-          threshold: 240,
-          evaluationPeriods: 2,
-          period: cdk.Duration.minutes(1),
-          alarmName: `${dynamodb_petadoption.tableName}-ReadCapacityUnitsLimit-BasicAlarm`,
-        });
-        
-        dynamodb_petadoption.metricConsumedReadCapacityUnits().createAlarm(this, 'WriteCapacityUnitsLimit-BasicAlarm', {
-          threshold: 240,
-          evaluationPeriods: 2,
-          period: cdk.Duration.minutes(1),
-          alarmName: `${dynamodb_petadoption.tableName}-WriteCapacityUnitsLimit-BasicAlarm`,
+            removalPolicy:  RemovalPolicy.DESTROY,
+            billingMode: ddb.BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST
         });
 
         // Seeds the petadoptions dynamodb table with all data required