# Remove a movie clip from a var

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-a-movie-clip-from-a-var/244913>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 23, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-a-movie-clip-from-a-var/244913 "2007-11-23T12:55:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-a-movie-clip-from-a-var/244913/1 "2007-11-23T12:55:31Z")

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var eliminateMe:MovieClip = \_root[“Target” + i]  
trace(eliminateMe)  
arrowActive = false;  
removeMovieClip(this);  
removeMovieClip(eliminateMe);

for some reason the datatyping is not allowed. Iv tried a few other options and have had no success.

like  
var eliminateMe = MovieClip (\_root[“Target” + i]);

removeMovieClip(\_root[“Target” + i]);