How do I delete a discussion in a course?
You can delete a discussion or graded discussion at any time.
Note: When Multiple Grading Periods are enabled in a course, graded discussions are not currently validated against closed grading periods. Deleting a graded discussion may affect the total grade for students in your course.
Open Discussions
![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/762/691/original/a6ba3fd9-28d8-4034-b2c4-cf57ac84787f.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link. There are two ways to delete a discussion topic.
Delete from Discussions Page
To delete a discussion from the index page, locate the discussion. Click the Options icon [1] and click the Delete link [2].
Delete from Individual Discussion
![Delete from Individual Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/234/220/original/124501c5-6376-4e0e-88b3-df2c1d7eab40.png)
To delete a discussion individually, click the title of the discussion.
Delete Discussion
![Delete Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/460/325/original/404ec8b1-3c16-4b6d-ab76-a1bc76695ff0.png)
Click the Options icon [1], then click the Delete link [2].
Delete Discussion in Discussions Redesign
![Delete Discussion in Discussions Redesign](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/460/327/original/01341fc0-de2f-4a77-8e1a-beacadba9559.png)
To delete a discussion in the Discussions Redesign interface, click the Options icon [1] and click the Delete option [2].
Confirm Deletion
![Confirm Deletion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/246/053/original/6c357c00-8b6e-43ca-ad47-75c7eb893e08.png)
Click the OK button.