# Unable to remove device that has been removed from introducer

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 3, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638 "2019-01-03T16:17:50Z")
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### Author: ![fulstop](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/fulstop/32/5237_2.png) [@fulstop](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/fulstop)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638/1 "2019-01-03T16:17:50Z")

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I removed one old (dead) device (OLD\_DEVICE) from the device set as introducer (INTRODUCER\_DEVICE).

Now on one remote (REMOTE\_DEVICE) I can’t remove OLD\_DEVICE, message says it’s gonna be reintroduced by INTRODUCER\_DEVICE even if it has been removed from it 😑

REMOTE and INTRODUCER are connected, it’s been weeks I’m randomly trying to clean this.

I know I could edit configuration file, but I think it’s a bug worth mentioning.

 ![39](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/6/69d676e38a8da2ee5e1740d68bf6213bd29b7e26.png)

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### Author: ![AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/audriusbutkevicius/32/277_2.png) [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638/2 "2019-01-03T16:30:51Z")

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It will be removed when the two devices connect.

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### Author: ![fulstop](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/fulstop/32/5237_2.png) [@fulstop](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/fulstop)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638/3 "2019-01-03T16:45:25Z")

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> [@fulstop](#):
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> I know I could edit configuration file, but I think it’s a bug worth mentioning.

But introducer and remote _are_ connected

On REMOTE\_DEVICE :

 ![21](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0313181e41c9c194a4208f55932a7cbc52f0707e.png)

On INTRODUCER\_DEVICE :

 ![40](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/6/6eaae726dae6dc68b5c211c426a2212ddcbb2e8a.png)

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### Author: ![AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/audriusbutkevicius/32/277_2.png) [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638/4 "2019-01-03T16:46:22Z")

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This seems like a bug. As a temporary workaround, you can disable introducer and remove the device.

Could you raise an issue on github?

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### Author: ![fulstop](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/fulstop/32/5237_2.png) [@fulstop](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/fulstop)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638/5 "2019-01-04T14:09:27Z")

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[Issue #5426](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/5426)

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0b50e0a202b22ae6a67190759e8c868805b8ed9f.png) [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/unable-to-remove-device-that-has-been-removed-from-introducer/12638/6 "2019-02-03T14:09:31Z")

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