Delete a Connection on Linkedin

This article teaches you how to remove a connection with another person's profile on LinkedIn. If you feel like one of your contacts is spammy or hurting your professional image, removing them as a connection is the best way to prevent any association between you two.

Steps

Using the Desktop Site

1. Open the LinkedIn webpage. Doing so will open your LinkedIn Home page if you're logged in.
   • If you're not automatically logged in, enter your user name and password and click on Sign In.
2. Click the Search bar. It's in the top left corner of the LinkedIn page.
   • You can also click the My Network icon at the top of the screen.
3. Type in the person's name. This should be the name of the person with whom you wish to remove a connection.
   • If you're using the "My Network" page, click See All beneath the "Your connections" heading in the top left corner of the page.
4. Click their name. It will appear below the Search bar.
   • If you're using the "My Network" page, skip to the next step.
5. Click the "..." button. It's to the right of their profile picture.
6. Click Remove Connection. It's about halfway down the drop-down menu here. Doing so will remove this person from your LinkedIn connections.
   • You can also click Unfollow here to stop viewing updates from their profile.

Using an iPhone

1. Open the LinkedIn app. If you're logged into LinkedIn, doing so will open your profile's Home page.
   • If you aren't logged in, tap Sign In, enter your email address and password, and tap Sign In.
2. Tap the search bar. It's at the top of the page.
   • Alternatively, you can tap My Network at the bottom of the screen.
3. Type in a person's name. This should be the name of the person with whom you want to remove a connection.
   • If you're using the My Network tab, tap [number] Connections in the top left corner.
4. Tap their name. It should pop up below the search bar.
   • If you're in the Connections menu, scroll to your person's name and tap it.
5. Tap the "..." button. It's in the top right corner of the screen.
6. Tap Remove Connection. It's about halfway down the drop-down menu.
7. Tap Remove connection when prompted. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will remove the person from your connections.
   • You can also tap Following in this menu and then tap Unfollow to stop viewing updates from their profile.

Using an Android

1. Open the LinkedIn app. If you're logged into LinkedIn, doing so will open your profile's Home page.
   • If you aren't logged in, tap Sign In, enter your email address and password, and tap Sign In.
2. Tap the search bar. It's at the top of the page.
   • Alternatively, you can tap the My Network icon, which resembles two silhouettes of people, at the top of the screen.
3. Type in a person's name. This should be the name of the person with whom you want to remove a connection.
   • If you're using the My Network tab, tap [number] Connections in the top left corner.
4. Tap their name. It should pop up below the search bar.
   • If you're in the Connections menu, scroll to your person's name and tap it.
5. Tap ⋮. It's in the top right corner of the screen.
6. Tap Remove Connection. It's about halfway down the drop-down menu.
7. Tap Remove connection when prompted. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will remove the person from your connections.
   • You can also tap Following in this menu and then tap Unfollow to stop viewing updates from their profile.

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