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title: Delete a Database Diagram
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# Delete a Database Diagram (Visual Database Tools)
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When you no longer need a database diagram, you can delete it.  
  
### To delete a database diagram  
  
1.  In Object Explorer, expand the **Database Diagrams** folder.  
  
2.  Right-click the database diagram that you want to delete.  
  
3.  Choose **Delete** on the shortcut menu.  
  
4.  A message prompts you to confirm the deletion. Choose **Yes**.  
  
The database diagram is deleted from the database. When you delete a database diagram, the tables in the diagram are not deleted.  
  
## See Also  
[Work with Database Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)](../../ssms/visual-db-tools/work-with-database-diagrams-visual-database-tools.md)