.. _Removing Nodes from the Unassigned List:

Removing Nodes from the Unassigned List
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Nodes in the **UNASSIGNED** list can be completely removed from |product_name| if they are not in the high availability cluster.

To completely remove a node from the admin panel, do the following:

#. Select it in the **UNASSIGNED** list on the **INFRASTRUCTURE** > **Nodes** screen and click **Remove (forget)**.

#. For security purposes, clean up node certificates and identity by deleting the following from the node:

   ::

       # rm -rf /usr/libexec/vstorage-ui-backend/ca
       # rm -rf /etc/nginx/ssl
       # rm -f /etc/vstorage/host_id
       # rm -f /etc/vstorage/vstorage-ui-agent.conf

   .. note:: After such a cleanup, the only way to add the node back to the cluster is by re-installing |product_name| on it from scratch.

   .. VSTOR-9401: Removed until it becomes clear if HCI has certificate revocation features.
   .. It is also highly recommended to revoke and blacklist certificates that were used by the removed node.