# Remove Child- it still exists

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-it-still-exists/306430>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 15, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-it-still-exists/306430 "2010-03-15T12:32:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![RossKidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-it-still-exists/306430/1 "2010-03-15T12:32:34Z")

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Hi,

I have a external movie loaded to as a movie clip with the name “loadedMovie”

when I remove the child with

```auto
removeChild(loadedMovie);

```

the child is gone from the stage but

```auto
trace(loadedMovie);

```

gives [object MovieClip]. How do I remove this movieclip and all references to it?

Thanks