# Remove a clip from the stage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-a-clip-from-the-stage/241748>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 17, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-a-clip-from-the-stage/241748 "2007-10-17T17:04:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![xohol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-a-clip-from-the-stage/241748/1 "2007-10-17T17:04:55Z")

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Hello, how do i remove a movie clip from the stage that is on the stage from authoring? i know removeMovieClip works for attached or created clips… but not clips that are already on the stage.

thanks!