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# Deactivate or delete a classification rule

# Deactivate or delete a classification rule {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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Deactivate or delete a classification rule if it is no longer needed or relevant.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_vul.manage_classification_rule

## About this task

When a classification rule is deactivated or deleted, the data that was populated in the Classification and Classification_type fields by that deleted rule remains in their respective tables.

If you want to clear this data, create a rule with empty values in the Classification and Classification_type fields and reapply the group. Once
this new rule is reapplied, the changes are reflected on all the records that this rule is applicable for, based on the conditions of the rule.

Starting
with v24.0.6 of Vulnerability Response, if a classification rule is deleted or deactivated, it's no longer applied to the discovered item or vulnerability entry and the data in the Classification and
Classification_type fields get cleared.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllVulnerabilityAdministrationVulnerability Classification Rules.
2. To select the rule that you want to delete, click the check box that is next to the rule.
3. To delete the rule, do one of the following:
   * From the Action on selected rows list, click Delete.
   * Select the rule and click the Delete button.
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4. Click Apply Changes.  
   Note:  
   If you don't click this button, the rule continues to reside in the system. Vulnerabilities referenced by the rule continue to reference them.

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