---
title: "Delete a subnet"
description: "Delete a subnet you no longer need from a VPC in MyAccount, once no resource uses any of its addresses."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "vpc"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/vpc/how-to/delete-a-subnet/"
topic: ["subnets"]
---

# Delete a subnet

Deleting a subnet frees its block of addresses in the VPC, so you can use the range again or delete
the VPC itself. A subnet can go once no resource holds an address in it.

## Before you begin

- Nothing is using the subnet's addresses. Select the VPC in **Network > VPC**, open its **Subnet**
  tab, and check that the subnet's **Used/Total IPs** starts with `0`. If it does not, move or
  remove the resources first: for a node, detach the VPC as
  [Attach a node to a VPC](/myaccount/node/how-to/attach-a-node-to-a-vpc/) describes, or delete the
  node. A subnet still in use is refused with "Subnet cannot be deleted as it has active IPs
  assigned.", and
  [Troubleshooting VPC](/myaccount/vpc/troubleshooting/vpc/#subnet-cannot-be-deleted-as-it-has-active-ips-assigned)
  shows how to find what holds it.

## Delete the subnet

1. On the VPC's **Subnet** tab, open the subnet's actions menu and choose **Delete Subnet**.
2. In **Delete Subnet**, check the name and click **Delete**.

The subnet leaves the **Subnet** tab, and its block is free again. To remove the whole VPC next, see
[Delete a VPC](/myaccount/vpc/how-to/delete-a-vpc/).