# IS it ok to delete the locked topic after it is merged?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 26, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653 "2016-09-26T01:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ron\_jeremy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ron_jeremy/32/56621_2.png) [@ron\_jeremy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ron_jeremy)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653/1 "2016-09-26T01:25:12Z")

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I merged a newly created topic (Topic B) into an exiting topic (Topic A) , and noticed Topic B is still visible but is locked. Can I delete Topic B, or will it mess up Topic A?

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653/2 "2016-09-26T02:54:03Z")

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It will not mess anything up. That being said, keeping the second topic could help prevent more duplicates - the title might be different enough for users to see it when searching.

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**Author:** ![ron\_jeremy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ron_jeremy/32/56621_2.png) [@ron\_jeremy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ron_jeremy)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653/3 "2016-09-26T03:02:52Z")

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Perfect – thx very much.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653/4 "2019-03-10T16:48:41Z")

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-delete-the-locked-topic-after-it-is-merged/50653/5 "2019-03-10T17:02:20Z")

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