> ## Knowledge Base Index
> Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.superpath.io/sitemap.xml
> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
> Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash).

# How to Delete a Step or Section From a Pathway

# How to Delete a Step or Section From a Pathway

**In this article:**
* Overview
* Delete a step
* Delete a section
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
When a step or section no longer belongs in a Pathway, you can remove it from the builder. Deleting a step removes it from the Pathway (the underlying content stays in your library); deleting a section removes the section and every step inside it. Deletion can't be undone, so SuperPath asks you to confirm first.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-delete-a-step-or-section-from-a-pathway/01-delete-confirmation-dialog_423b1331.png)

## Delete a step
1. Open your Pathway in the builder and hover over the step in the left steps panel.
2. Click the **cog** icon to open the step's settings panel.
3. Scroll to **Other Options** and click **Delete step**.
4. In the confirmation dialog, review the warning — *"This change is not reversible."* — then click **Confirm delete**.

> **Note:** If the step you're deleting is set as a prerequisite for another step, SuperPath warns you that the prerequisite will be removed from that other step when you continue.

## Delete a section
You can delete a section in two ways:
* From the section header, hover over it and open its settings, then use **Delete Section** and click **Confirm delete**; or
* Use the section header's remove control and confirm with **Confirm remove**.

Either way, deleting a section **also deletes every step contained within it**.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-delete-a-step-or-section-from-a-pathway/02-delete-section-confirmation-dialog_e717eb3d.png)

## Things to keep in mind
* Deletion is permanent for the Pathway — there is no undo. Deleting a section deletes all of its steps too.
* Deleting a step or section removes it from this Pathway only; a Content, Event, Form or Knowledge item added as a step remains in your library and in any other Pathways it belongs to.
* Deleting a step returns a published Pathway to a draft (unpublished) state, so publish again once you're done.
* If the deleted step was a prerequisite for another step, that prerequisite is cleared from the other step automatically.

## FAQs
**Does deleting a step delete the content itself?**
No. It removes the step from the Pathway. The original Content, Event, Form or Knowledge item stays in your library. A **Text** step, however, is authored inline and isn't stored separately, so deleting it removes that content.

**What happens to the steps inside a section I delete?**
They are deleted along with the section. Move any step you want to keep out of the section before deleting it.

**Can I recover a deleted step or section?**
No — deletion is not reversible. You would need to add it again.

## Who can do this
**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can delete steps and sections from a Pathway. **People Managers**, **Employees**, **Members**, **Volunteers** and **Restricted** users have read-only access to Pathways and cannot.