# Removing jobs

Sometimes it is necessary to remove a job. For example, there could be a job that has bad data.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="TypeScript" %}

```typescript
import { Queue } from 'bullmq';

const queue = new Queue('paint');

const job = await queue.add('wall', { color: 1 });

await job.remove();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
from bullmq import Queue

queue = Queue('paint')

job = await queue.add('wall', {'color': 1})

await job.remove()
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Locked jobs (in active state) can not be removed. An error will be thrown.
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## Having a parent job

There are 2 possible cases:

1. There are not pending dependencies; in this case the parent is moved to wait status, we may try to process this job.
2. There are pending dependencies; in this case the parent is kept in waiting-children status.

{% hint style="info" %}
Take into consideration that processed values will be kept in processed `hset` from the parent if this child is in **completed** state at the time when it's removed.
{% endhint %}

## Having pending dependencies

We may try to remove all its pending descendants first.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If any of the children are locked, the deletion process will be stopped.
{% endhint %}

### Read more:

* 💡 [Remove API Reference](https://api.docs.bullmq.io/classes/v5.Job.html#remove)