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# How to Delete a Competency From a Roadmap


# How to Delete a Competency From a Roadmap

**In this article:**

* Overview
* How to delete a Competency
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview

Competencies are the rows of a Roadmap grid, each one a skill area tracked across every Level. If a Competency is no longer relevant, you can remove it. Deleting a Competency removes the whole row, including everything you'd added in the cells along it. This article shows you how, and what to expect when you do.

## How to delete a Competency

1. Go to **Roadmaps** and open the Roadmap you want to edit.

2. Hover over the Competency (row) you want to remove. A column of icons appears to the left of its title.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-delete-a-competency-from-a-roadmap/01-hover-competency-icons_215d4d15.png)

3. Click the **trash** icon (**Delete competency**).

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-delete-a-competency-from-a-roadmap/02-competency-trash-closeup_c086fe86.png)

4. A confirmation appears asking **Are you sure you want to delete this competency?**. Click **Confirm remove** to delete it, or **No thanks** to cancel.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-delete-a-competency-from-a-roadmap/03-delete-competency-confirm-modal-v2_e86b9c11.png)

## Things to keep in mind

* Deleting a Competency also deletes every cell in that row — the descriptions, key skills, technical skills, behaviours and linked learnings you had added for that Competency at each Level. This cannot be undone.
* The Levels (columns) and every other Competency are untouched.
* The action icons only appear when you hover over a Competency, so nothing is deleted by accident.
* If the Roadmap was published, deleting a Competency moves it back to **Unpublished**. Re-publish when you're ready.

## FAQs

**Can I undo deleting a Competency?**
No. Once you confirm, the Competency and all of its cell content are permanently removed. If you're unsure, consider duplicating the Roadmap first as a backup.

**What happens to the other Competencies?**
Nothing. Only the Competency you delete and its cells are removed; the remaining rows keep their content and order.

**Should I be careful deleting a Competency from a live Roadmap?**
Yes. Deleting a Competency permanently removes that row's cell content, and a published Roadmap reverts to Unpublished until you publish it again, so learners will see the change once you re-publish. It's best to make structural changes like this before a Roadmap is widely in use.

## Who can do this

**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers** and **Content Managers** can delete Competencies from a Roadmap. **People Managers**, **Instructors**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users have read-only access to Roadmaps and cannot.