# Remove Virtual NGFW Engines from Master NGFW Engines

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

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

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

## Steps

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