---
aliases:
  - ../unified-alerting/silences/
description: Remove alerting silences
keywords:
  - grafana
  - alerting
  - silence
  - mute
title: Remove silences
weight: 451
---

# Remove silences

Silences stop notifications from getting created.

1. In the Grafana menu, click the **Alerting** (bell) icon to open the Alerting page listing existing alerts.
1. Click **Silences** to view the list of existing silences.
1. Select the silence you want to end, then click **Unsilence**.

> **Note:** You cannot remove a silence manually. Silences that have ended are retained and listed for five days.
