diff --git a/resources/dynamodb-table.yml b/resources/dynamodb-table.yml
index 005df13..a973acc 100644
--- a/resources/dynamodb-table.yml
+++ b/resources/dynamodb-table.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,5 @@ Resources:
           KeyType: HASH
         - AttributeName: noteId
           KeyType: RANGE
-      # Set the capacity based on the stage
-      ProvisionedThroughput:
-        ReadCapacityUnits: ${self:custom.tableThroughput}
-        WriteCapacityUnits: ${self:custom.tableThroughput}
+      # Set the capacity to auto-scale
+      BillingMode: PAY_PER_REQUEST
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 4be9230..5575add 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ custom:
   stage: ${opt:stage, self:provider.stage}
   # Set the table name here so we can use it while testing locally
   tableName: ${self:custom.stage}-notes
-  # Set our DynamoDB throughput for prod and all other non-prod stages.
-  tableThroughputs:
-    prod: 5
-    default: 1
-  tableThroughput: ${self:custom.tableThroughputs.${self:custom.stage}, self:custom.tableThroughputs.default}
   # Load our webpack config
   webpack:
     webpackConfig: ./webpack.config.js