--- title: "sp_delete_jobschedule (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "08/09/2016" ms.prod: sql ms.prod_service: "database-engine" ms.reviewer: "" ms.technology: system-objects ms.topic: "language-reference" f1_keywords: - "sp_delete_jobschedule" - "sp_delete_jobschedule_TSQL" dev_langs: - "TSQL" helpviewer_keywords: - "sp_delete_jobschedule" ms.assetid: 82fbb48b-603a-4016-a7fb-1ce17fb76919 author: "stevestein" ms.author: "sstein" --- # sp_delete_jobschedule (Transact-SQL) [!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)] Deletes a schedule for a job. **sp_delete_jobschedule** is provided for backward compatibility only. ## Remarks Job schedules can now be managed independently of jobs. To remove a schedule from a job, use **sp_detach_schedule**. To delete a schedule, use **sp_delete_schedule**. > **NOTE: sp_delete_jobschedule** does not support schedules that are attached to multiple jobs. If an existing script calls **sp_delete_jobschedule** to remove a schedule that is attached to more than one job, the procedure returns an error. ## Permissions By default, members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role can execute this stored procedure. Other users must be granted one of the following [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent fixed database roles in the **msdb** database: - **SQLAgentUserRole** - **SQLAgentReaderRole** - **SQLAgentOperatorRole** For details about the permissions of these roles, see [SQL Server Agent Fixed Database Roles](../../ssms/agent/sql-server-agent-fixed-database-roles.md). Members of the **sysadmin** role can delete any job schedule. Users who are not members of the **sysadmin** role can only delete job schedules that they own. ## See Also [sp_delete_schedule (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-schedule-transact-sql.md) [sp_detach_schedule (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-detach-schedule-transact-sql.md) [View or Modify Jobs](../../ssms/agent/view-or-modify-jobs.md) [sp_add_schedule (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-add-schedule-transact-sql.md) [sp_help_jobschedule (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-help-jobschedule-transact-sql.md) [sp_update_jobschedule (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-update-jobschedule-transact-sql.md) [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)