# Remove Virtual Engines from Master Engines

You can remove a Virtual Engine from a Master Engine if the Virtual Engine is no longer needed.

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When you remove a Virtual Engine from a Master Engine, the Virtual Engine goes offline and stops processing traffic. The Virtual Engine element is kept in the Security Management Center. You can associate the Virtual Engine with a different Virtual Resource to activate the Virtual Engine on a different Master Engine. The Master Engine must host Virtual Engines in the same role as the Virtual Engine you want to activate.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Engine.
2. Right-click the Virtual Engine, then select Commands > Remove Virtual Engine from Master Engine.
   A new tab opens to show the progress of the operation. The Virtual Engine is removed from the Master Engine.