# Deleting metrics

> To keep your process app clean, you can delete metrics that are not used anymore. Follow these steps to delete a metric.

To keep your process app clean, you can delete metrics that are not used anymore. Follow these steps to delete a metric.

1. In the **Data Manager** panel, locate the metric you want to delete.
2. Open the actions menu for the metric and select **Delete metric**. A confirmation message is displayed.
3. Select **Delete**.

   ![Delete metric confirmation message](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-delete-metric-confirmation-message-15505-b8ae1494-fe36e9b5.webp)

   :::note
   You can only delete user-created metrics. Metrics that are used in charts can not be deleted.
   :::

## Viewing metric references

If you want to delete a metric that is used in charts, you must first delete the metric references. When you hover over the **Delete metric** icon, a popup is displayed indicating which dashboards and charts the metric is used in.