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# Remove a dependency

# Remove a dependency {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Use the planning console to remove a dependency that is no longer necessary.

## Before you begin

Role required: it_project_manager

## About this task

Removing the dependency also deletes the dependency record in the Planned Task
Relationship table.

## Procedure

1. Open the project in the planning console.
2. Do either of the following.

   | Option | Description |
   | On the Gantt chart | * Right-click the relationship and then select Delete Link. * Double-click the relationship and then select Delete on the Planned Task Relationship form that appears. |
   | On the WBS list | * Delete the value in the Predecessor column. * Select the value in the Predecessor column and then select Delete on the Planned Task Relationship form that appears. |
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**Related tasks**   

* [Modify a project task dependency](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QhKRsMAlaxba5yVu4yEV7g "Modify a dependency when editing the tasks that are linked in the dependency, the dependency type, or the lag time.")
* [Create a dependency from the planning console](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/PiaB8ZBVp9r~OuhXO5Sv8w "Create a dependency between two tasks on the planning console.")