# Scripted partial delete
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-partial-delete/18290
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 24, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-partial-delete/18290 "2014-06-24T12:46:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@eunever32](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eunever32)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-partial-delete/18290/1 "2014-06-24T12:46:51Z")
Hi
I want to delete just one element from a list
Is that possible inside a script?
From the docs it only appears possible to delete the document if it
contains an element.
The solution then I guess is to read the entire document. And delete in
memory the relevant piece.
Then write back the remainder?
But I was hoping for a "bulk" based approach
Thanks,
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### Author:  [@eunever32](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eunever32)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-partial-delete/18290/2 "2014-06-24T21:03:45Z")
Hello
can person confirm if script can delete an element of an array
I assume it's not possible
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### Author:  [@eunever32](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eunever32)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-partial-delete/18290/3 "2014-06-29T14:48:38Z")
Actually it is possible!
It's a mvel thing
In mvel it's possible to
\_source.doc.list.remove (elem)
The options in elasticsearch documentation do not go very deep.
Maybe another discussion group for mvel scripting questions ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-partial-delete/18290/4 "2017-07-06T01:19:09Z")