---
title: "Delete data quality policy"
slug: "delete-data-quality-policy"
tags: ["Task", "Data Quality Studio", "DQS"]
updated: 2026-03-20T08:40:13Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:40Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/delete-data-quality-policy"
---

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# Delete data quality policy

You can delete or retire a data quality policy.

If you try to delete a data quality policy:

- With an active version, it is neither deleted nor retired.
- With only draft versions, and at least one of these versions was active in the past, it is retired instead of deleted. To view the retired data quality policies, on the **Data quality management** workspace, click the **Retired data quality policies** tile.
- With only draft versions, and none of these versions were active in the past, it is deleted.

### Steps

1. Click **Data quality management**.
2. On the **Data quality policies** tab, in the list, click the link of the desired data quality policy.
3. Click **Delete**.
4. Click **Yes**.
5. Close the page.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes**
> 
> You can restore a retired data quality policy. To do so:
> 
> 1. On the **Data quality management** workspace, click the **Retired data quality policies** tile.
> 2. Select the desired data quality policy.
> 3. Click **Undelete** and click **OK**.
> 
> As a result, the data quality policy is removed from the retired data quality policies and added to the current data quality policies.

## Related

- [Set up data quality policies](/set-up-data-quality-policies.md)