# Deleting a team

Organization owners can delete teams at any time from the team's settings page.

> \[!TIP]
> Only organization owners can delete parent teams. For more information, see [About organization teams](/en/enterprise-server@3.21/organizations/organizing-members-into-teams/about-teams).

1. In the upper-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture, then click **<svg version="1.1" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-organization" aria-label="organization" role="img"><path d="M1.75 16A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 0 14.25V1.75C0 .784.784 0 1.75 0h8.5C11.216 0 12 .784 12 1.75v12.5c0 .085-.006.168-.018.25h2.268a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25V8.285a.25.25 0 0 0-.111-.208l-1.055-.703a.749.749 0 1 1 .832-1.248l1.055.703c.487.325.779.871.779 1.456v5.965A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 14.25 16h-3.5a.766.766 0 0 1-.197-.026c-.099.017-.2.026-.303.026h-3a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75V14h-1v1.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75Zm-.25-1.75c0 .138.112.25.25.25H4v-1.25a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h2.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v1.25h2.25a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25V1.75a.25.25 0 0 0-.25-.25h-8.5a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25ZM3.75 6h.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5ZM3 3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3.75 3h.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-.5A.75.75 0 0 1 3 3.75Zm4 3A.75.75 0 0 1 7.75 6h.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-.5A.75.75 0 0 1 7 6.75ZM7.75 3h.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5ZM3 9.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3.75 9h.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-.5A.75.75 0 0 1 3 9.75ZM7.75 9h.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5Z"></path></svg> Organizations**.
2. Click the name of your organization.
3. Under your organization name, click **<svg version="1.1" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-people" aria-label="people" role="img"><path d="M2 5.5a3.5 3.5 0 1 1 5.898 2.549 5.508 5.508 0 0 1 3.034 4.084.75.75 0 1 1-1.482.235 4 4 0 0 0-7.9 0 .75.75 0 0 1-1.482-.236A5.507 5.507 0 0 1 3.102 8.05 3.493 3.493 0 0 1 2 5.5ZM11 4a3.001 3.001 0 0 1 2.22 5.018 5.01 5.01 0 0 1 2.56 3.012.749.749 0 0 1-.885.954.752.752 0 0 1-.549-.514 3.507 3.507 0 0 0-2.522-2.372.75.75 0 0 1-.574-.73v-.352a.75.75 0 0 1 .416-.672A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 11 5.5.75.75 0 0 1 11 4Zm-5.5-.5a2 2 0 1 0-.001 3.999A2 2 0 0 0 5.5 3.5Z"></path></svg> Teams**.

   ![Screenshot of the horizontal navigation bar for an organization. A tab, labeled with the people icon and "Teams," is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/organizations/organization-teams-tab.png)
4. Select the team or teams you'd like to delete.

   ![Screenshot of the first two teams in the list of teams. To the left of each team, a checkbox is checked and outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/teams/list-of-teams-selected.png)
5. Above the list of teams, select the **X teams selected** dropdown menu and click **Delete**.

   ![Screenshot of the "Teams" page. Above the list of teams, a dropdown menu, labeled "2 teams selected", is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/teams/bulk-edit-drop-down.png)
6. Review the team or teams that will be deleted, then click **I understand, delete teams**.