# How to remove a license?

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-remove-a-license/128919>\
**Category:** Configuration\
**Tags:** licensing\
**Created:** [August 19, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-remove-a-license/128919 "2024-08-19T08:02:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![ks900331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@ks900331](https://community.grafana.com/u/ks900331)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-remove-a-license/128919/1 "2024-08-19T08:02:28Z")

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Dear team,  
I use Grafana Enterprise 10.X on Windows.

Could you explain how to remove a license (file or env)?

As I know,  
basically Grafana uses defaults.ini and other ini file that is defined ‘–config’ parameter.  
for removing a license, Do I need to look ini files above?

If there is nothing regarding license options in above files,  
I think \<paths.data\>/license.jwt file used as default value.  
ref. [Configure Grafana Enterprise | Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/enterprise-configuration/#license_path)

So, It needs removing license.jwt file and just do it ‘restart’?

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**Author:** ![jangaraj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/jangaraj/32/39197_2.png) [@jangaraj](https://community.grafana.com/u/jangaraj)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-remove-a-license/128919/2 "2024-08-19T09:01:04Z")

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> [@ks900331](#):
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> So, It needs removing license.jwt file and just do it ‘restart’?

Generally yes. But it depends how the licence is configured exactly. It can be also env variable.

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**Author:** ![ks900331](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@ks900331](https://community.grafana.com/u/ks900331)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-remove-a-license/128919/3 "2024-08-19T11:17:00Z")

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Thank you so much for response