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# How to Delete a Badge

# How to Delete a Badge

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to delete a badge
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
If you no longer need a badge, you can delete it from the **Badges** table on the Gamification settings tab. Deleting a badge is permanent, and it also removes every instance where that badge was awarded to a learner — so it's worth being sure before you confirm.

## How to delete a badge
1. Go to **Settings → Gamification**.
2. In the **Badges** section, find the badge you want to remove in the table.
3. Click the **trash (Delete)** icon in that badge's row. A **Delete badge** confirmation window opens.
4. Read the warning — deleting the badge will also delete all the instances where it was awarded to a user.
5. Click **Confirm delete** to remove the badge, or **Cancel** to keep it.

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## Things to keep in mind
* **Deleting a badge is not reversible.** There is no undo, and the badge cannot be recovered afterwards.
* **All awarded instances are removed too.** Every learner who had earned this badge will no longer have it — the badge and its award history are deleted together.
* If you only want to stop a badge being earned rather than erase its history, consider editing the badge instead (see **How to Edit a Badge**), or turning off badges entirely.

## FAQs
**Does deleting a badge remove it from learners who already earned it?**
Yes. Deleting a badge also deletes all the instances where it was awarded to a user, so those learners will no longer have it.

**Can I recover a deleted badge?**
No. Deletion is permanent. You would need to create the badge again from scratch.

**Is there a way to remove a badge without losing the award history?**
Deleting always removes the awarded instances. If you want to change how a badge works while keeping it, edit it instead — see **How to Edit a Badge**.

## Who can do this
Only **Owners** and **Admins** can delete badges, because badge management lives in **Settings**, which is restricted to those roles. **Managers**, **Content Managers**, **People Managers**, **Instructors**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users cannot access these settings.