# Feeling like a fool.. can't remove errant node
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeling-like-a-fool-cant-remove-errant-node/20978
**Category:** General
**Created:** [29 January 2020 00:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeling-like-a-fool-cant-remove-errant-node/20978 "2020-01-29T00:42:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)
#### Post date: [29 January 2020 00:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeling-like-a-fool-cant-remove-errant-node/20978/1 "2020-01-29T00:42:15Z")
I admit it i should not have been playing in my live system, was doing a couple of things at once so not completely sure where the problem is.
I'm unable to access the editor just blank, a spinner in the palette strip just spins. However the flows are working. The last thing i did was install a flow and required nodes. I'm getting and error message:
`29 Jan 10:03:37 - [error] [function:Filter IP] TypeError: Cannot read property 'v4' of undefined`
Which i think relates to node: "node-red-contrib-ip"
I can't disable the flow as i can't access the tab. can't remove it as it running...
I have tried to start in --safe mode and remove using admin tool
```auto
daniel@automation:~/.node-red $ node-red --safe
29 Jan 11:28:16 - [info]
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
29 Jan 11:28:16 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.3
29 Jan 11:28:16 - [info] Node.js version: v10.17.0
29 Jan 11:28:16 - [info] Linux 4.19.66-v7+ arm LE
29 Jan 11:28:18 - [info] Loading palette nodes
29 Jan 11:28:33 - [info] Worldmap version 2.1.2
Javascript file /home/daniel/.node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-xterm/lib/xterm.js does not exist
Css file /home/daniel/.node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-xterm/css/xterm.css does not exist
29 Jan 11:28:35 - [info] Dashboard version 2.16.2 started at /ui
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] | uibuilder initialised:
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] | root folder: /home/daniel/.node-red/projects/home_automation/uibuilder
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] | version . .: 2.0.0-beta3.4
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] | packages . : vue,bootstrap,bootstrap-vue,socket.io,jquery
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] Settings file : /home/daniel/.node-red/settings.js
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=localfilesystem]
29 Jan 11:28:36 - [info] User directory : /home/daniel/.node-red
29 Jan 11:28:37 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
29 Jan 11:28:37 - [info] Active project : home_automation
29 Jan 11:28:37 - [info] Flows file : /home/daniel/.node-red/projects/home_automation/flows_automation.json
29 Jan 11:28:37 - [info] *****************************************************************
29 Jan 11:28:37 - [info] Flows stopped in safe mode. Deploy to start.
29 Jan 11:28:37 - [info] *****************************************************************
```
```auto
sudo node-red-admin info node-red-contrib-ip
[sudo] password for daniel:
Module: node-red-contrib-ip
Version: 0.1.0
Nodes Types State
node-red-contrib-ip/ip ip enabled
daniel@automation:~/.node-red $ sudo node-red-admin disable node-red-contrib-ip
400: Type in use: ip
daniel@automation:~/.node-red $
```
I can access the palette manager, and tried to remove that way.
I need an IQ booster shot ☹
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [29 January 2020 00:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeling-like-a-fool-cant-remove-errant-node/20978/2 "2020-01-29T00:49:51Z")
try this, stop NR and while in the `.node-red` enter `npm remove node-red-contrib-ip` and that should remove the node. Then you can start NR again and go find our where it is missing.
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### Author:  [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)
#### Post date: [29 January 2020 02:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeling-like-a-fool-cant-remove-errant-node/20978/3 "2020-01-29T02:39:10Z")
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> npm remove node-red-contrib-ip
Hi @zenofmud Paul, thanks that seemed to remove the errand node, i also removed the other nodes related directly to that flow. But that did't work then i noticed i line in the startup message:
```auto
29 Jan 13:27:35 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.3
29 Jan 13:27:35 - [info] Node.js version: v10.17.0
29 Jan 13:27:35 - [info] Linux 4.19.66-v7+ arm LE
29 Jan 13:27:37 - [info] Loading palette nodes
29 Jan 13:27:50 - [info] Worldmap version 2.1.2
Javascript file /home/daniel/.node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-xterm/lib/xterm.js does not exist
Css file /home/daniel/.node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-xterm/css/xterm.css does not exist
29 Jan 13:27:51 - [info] Dashboard version 2.16.2 started at /ui
29 Jan 13:27:52 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
```
a missing file: node-red-contrib-xterm/lib/xterm.js
so i removed node-red-contrib-xterm and I'm back in 🙂 although I suspect it was a combination of those nodes.
thank-you for putting me on the correct path. I promise not to play in the live system.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [29 March 2020 02:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeling-like-a-fool-cant-remove-errant-node/20978/4 "2020-03-29T02:39:10Z")
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