# removeMovieClip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removemovieclip/280415>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removemovieclip/280415 "2009-01-27T13:29:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![trickeyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@trickeyd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trickeyd)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removemovieclip/280415/1 "2009-01-27T13:29:29Z")

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Hi all,

I read a brief explanation of this question on this site but did not fully understand it.

I have two objects and I would like one of them to be removed when they touch. Obviously I know how to remove it using removeChild but it does not remove it from the memory.

I have tried ‘delete this’ but that command was just ignored and I have tried ‘delete objectArray\*’ from the other object which also doesn’t work.

I am aware that AS2 had removeMovieClip, so what has replaced that?

Thanks for your time!

James