# Cannot delete watchers when using basic license

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-delete-watchers-when-using-basic-license/110800
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 8, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-delete-watchers-when-using-basic-license/110800 "2017-12-08T08:28:56Z")
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### Author: ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-delete-watchers-when-using-basic-license/110800/2 "2017-12-08T09:59:53Z")

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see [How to delete UNASSIGNED .watches?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-unassigned-watches/110091/8)

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