# Cannot delete system created topic

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 14, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781 "2019-08-14T14:26:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781/1 "2019-08-14T14:26:02Z")

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I am trying to remove some categories in favor of using tags, but I end up with one system created topic that I cannot delete (it is Technical in the screenshot, notice the -1 replies). If I try to visit this topic the page freezes and I have to close the tab and start over. Any idea how to delete this, possibly in rails?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/a/8a1277a3240958cfd376b90f9a268aff2cc2478e.png)

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