diff --git a/java/cdk-custom-resources/src/main/java/sleeper/cdk/custom/PauseScheduledRuleLambda.java b/java/cdk-custom-resources/src/main/java/sleeper/cdk/custom/PauseScheduledRuleLambda.java
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--- a/java/cdk-custom-resources/src/main/java/sleeper/cdk/custom/PauseScheduledRuleLambda.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2022-2025 Crown Copyright
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package sleeper.cdk.custom;
-
-import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.Context;
-import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.events.CloudFormationCustomResourceEvent;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import software.amazon.awssdk.services.cloudwatchevents.CloudWatchEventsClient;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-/**
- * Pause a CloudWatch rule.
- */
-public class PauseScheduledRuleLambda {
-    public static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PauseScheduledRuleLambda.class);
-
-    private final CloudWatchEventsClient cwClient;
-
-    public PauseScheduledRuleLambda() {
-        this(CloudWatchEventsClient.create());
-    }
-
-    public PauseScheduledRuleLambda(CloudWatchEventsClient cwClient) {
-        this.cwClient = cwClient;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Handles an event triggered by CloudFormation.
-     *
-     * @param event   the event to handle
-     * @param context the context
-     */
-    public void handleEvent(
-            CloudFormationCustomResourceEvent event, Context context) {
-        Map<String, Object> resourceProperties = event.getResourceProperties();
-        String scheduledRuleName = (String) resourceProperties.get("scheduledRuleName");
-
-        switch (event.getRequestType()) {
-            case "Create":
-                break;
-            case "Update":
-                break;
-            case "Delete":
-                pauseRule(cwClient, scheduledRuleName);
-                break;
-            default:
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid request type: " + event.getRequestType());
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void pauseRule(CloudWatchEventsClient cwClient, String scheduledRuleName) {
-        LOGGER.info("Pausing scheduled rule {}", scheduledRuleName);
-        cwClient.disableRule(request -> request.name(scheduledRuleName));
-        LOGGER.info("Paused scheduled rule {}", scheduledRuleName);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/java/cdk-custom-resources/src/test/java/sleeper/cdk/custom/PauseScheduledRuleLambdaIT.java b/java/cdk-custom-resources/src/test/java/sleeper/cdk/custom/PauseScheduledRuleLambdaIT.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2022-2025 Crown Copyright
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package sleeper.cdk.custom;
-
-import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.events.CloudFormationCustomResourceEvent;
-import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit5.WireMockRuntimeInfo;
-import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit5.WireMockTest;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.aResponse;
-import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.stubFor;
-import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.verify;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
-import static sleeper.cdk.custom.WiremockCweTestHelper.anyRequestedForCloudWatchEvents;
-import static sleeper.cdk.custom.WiremockCweTestHelper.disableRuleRequest;
-import static sleeper.cdk.custom.WiremockCweTestHelper.disableRuleRequestedFor;
-import static sleeper.cdk.custom.WiremockCweTestHelper.wiremockCweClient;
-
-@WireMockTest
-public class PauseScheduledRuleLambdaIT {
-
-    private PauseScheduledRuleLambda lambda;
-
-    @BeforeEach
-    void setUp(WireMockRuntimeInfo runtimeInfo) {
-        lambda = lambda(runtimeInfo);
-    }
-
-    @DisplayName("Stop scheduled cloud watch rule")
-    @Test
-    void shouldShutdownCloudWatchRuleWhenSet() throws Exception {
-
-        // Given
-        String scheduledRuleName = "test-compaction-job-creation-rule";
-
-        stubFor(disableRuleRequest()
-                .willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(200)));
-
-        // When
-        lambda.handleEvent(eventHandlerForCloudWatch(scheduledRuleName, "Delete"), null);
-
-        // Then
-        verify(1, anyRequestedForCloudWatchEvents());
-        verify(1, disableRuleRequestedFor(scheduledRuleName));
-
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    @DisplayName("Test unsupported operation")
-    void shouldRaiseExceptionOnUnsupportedOperation() {
-
-        // Given
-        String scheduledRuleName = "test-compaction-job-creation-rule";
-
-        // When / Then
-        verify(0, anyRequestedForCloudWatchEvents());
-        assertThatThrownBy(
-                () -> lambda.handleEvent(
-                        eventHandlerForCloudWatch(scheduledRuleName, "TagResource"), null))
-                .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
-    }
-
-    private CloudFormationCustomResourceEvent eventHandlerForCloudWatch(
-            String scheduledRuleName, String event) {
-        return CloudFormationCustomResourceEvent.builder()
-                .withRequestType(event)
-                .withResourceProperties(Map.of("scheduledRuleName", scheduledRuleName))
-                .build();
-    }
-
-    private PauseScheduledRuleLambda lambda(WireMockRuntimeInfo runtimeInfo) {
-        return new PauseScheduledRuleLambda(wiremockCweClient(runtimeInfo));
-    }
-
-}