How to delete an issue in Jira
September 4, 2025
Here is a super quick guide on how to delete an issue in Jira:
- Open your Jira project.
- If you work in the Backlog, List or All work views you can bulk delete work items. Tick the items you want to delete.
- Click Delete in the button of the screen. Confirm by typing the word “delete”.
- You can also choose an issue you want to delete in the Board view. Simply click the three-dot menu and select delete. Or open the work item and delete it from the three-dot menu from there.