diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-facts-turn.md b/.changeset/yellow-facts-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71e2d1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-facts-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@aligent/cdk-aspects": patch
+---
+
+fix: use addPropertyDeletionOverride to properly clear CDK L2 lazy token producers for DynamoDB throughput properties at synth time
diff --git a/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.test.ts b/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.test.ts
index 3fdddc6e..bc51ae47 100644
--- a/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.test.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,27 @@ describe("DynamoDbDefaultsAspect", () => {
       expect(props["ProvisionedThroughput"]).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
+    it("clears GSI-level ProvisionedThroughput set by CDK L2 defaults", () => {
+      const table = new Table(stack, "TableWithGSI", {
+        partitionKey: { name: "pk", type: AttributeType.STRING },
+      });
+      table.addGlobalSecondaryIndex({
+        indexName: "gsi1",
+        partitionKey: { name: "gsi1pk", type: AttributeType.STRING },
+      });
+      app.synth();
+
+      const resources = Template.fromStack(stack).findResources(
+        "AWS::DynamoDB::Table"
+      );
+      const props = Object.values(resources)[0].Properties;
+      const gsis = props["GlobalSecondaryIndexes"];
+      expect(gsis).toBeDefined();
+      gsis.forEach((gsi: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+        expect(gsi["ProvisionedThroughput"]).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    });
+
     it("applies DESTROY removal policy", () => {
       makeTable(stack, "MyTable");
       app.synth();
diff --git a/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.ts b/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.ts
index ba41e060..b5ff51d7 100644
--- a/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.ts
+++ b/packages/cdk-aspects/lib/defaults/dynamodb.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RemovalPolicy, type IAspect } from "aws-cdk-lib";
+import { RemovalPolicy, Stack, type IAspect } from "aws-cdk-lib";
 import {
   BillingMode,
   CfnTable,
@@ -126,11 +126,21 @@ export class DynamoDbDefaultsAspect implements IAspect {
 
       cfnTable.billingMode = cfnTable.billingMode ?? billingMode;
 
-      // Clear conflicting throughput config to prevent CloudFormation errors
+      // Use addPropertyDeletionOverride instead of direct assignment to bypass
+      // CDK L2 lazy token producers that re-resolve at synth time.
       if (cfnTable.billingMode === BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST) {
-        cfnTable.provisionedThroughput = undefined;
+        cfnTable.addPropertyDeletionOverride("ProvisionedThroughput");
+
+        const gsis = Stack.of(node).resolve(cfnTable.globalSecondaryIndexes);
+        if (Array.isArray(gsis)) {
+          gsis.forEach((_, i) => {
+            cfnTable.addPropertyDeletionOverride(
+              `GlobalSecondaryIndexes.${i}.ProvisionedThroughput`
+            );
+          });
+        }
       } else if (cfnTable.billingMode === BillingMode.PROVISIONED) {
-        cfnTable.onDemandThroughput = undefined;
+        cfnTable.addPropertyDeletionOverride("OnDemandThroughput");
       }
 
       // Stamp throughput as a default, not an override: the first predicate asks