# Deleting a CIDR collection
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**To delete a CIDR collection, its locations, and blocks by using the Route 53 console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **IP-based routing** and then **CIDR collections**.

1. In the **CIDR collections** section, click the linked name of the collection that you want to delete.

1. On the **CIDR locations** page, select each location one at a time, choose **Delete**, enter its name in the dialog box, and then choose **Delete**. You must delete each location associated with a CIDR collection before you can delete the collection.

1. After the deletion of each CIDR location is complete, on the **CIDR locations** page, choose the radio button next to the collection you want to delete, and then choose **Delete**.