LinkedIn is a powerful tool for building your professional network, but not every connection needs to stay forever. Whether someone has become overly promotional, irrelevant to your career path, or you’re simply streamlining your contacts, knowing how to remove a connection on LinkedIn is essential.
This guide walks you through every method—whether you want to delete, disconnect, or hide a contact, on desktop, mobile, or from the LinkedIn homepage.
What Happens When You Delete or Remove a LinkedIn Connection?
Before you click “remove,” here are three crucial things to know:
- They won’t be notified: LinkedIn does not send alerts when you remove or disconnect someone.
- Endorsements and recommendations disappear: Any endorsements or recommendations shared between you and that contact will be removed and cannot be restored if you reconnect later.
- Only you can restart the connection: If you change your mind, you must send a new invitation.
Prefer to Stay Connected But Don’t Want to See Their Content?
If you’d rather not remove the person but are tired of their updates, you can hide their posts from your feed:
- Scroll to a post from the connection on your LinkedIn homepage.
- Click the
...menu (at the top right of the post). - Select ‘Hide this post’.
This keeps them in your network while removing their content from your view.
How to Remove a LinkedIn Connection (Desktop)
There are two ways to disconnect someone using the desktop version:
Via Their Profile:
- Visit the contact’s LinkedIn profile.
- Click ‘More…’ beneath their name and headline.
- Select ‘Remove connection’.
You’ll see a confirmation that the connection has been removed.
Via Your Network Page:
- Click ‘My Network’ in the top menu.
- Select ‘Connections’ on the left sidebar.
- Search for the person or scroll through your list.
- Click the
...Next to their name, choose ‘Remove connection’.
How to Delete or Disconnect a LinkedIn Connection (Mobile App)
Using the LinkedIn app on iOS or Android:
- Open the profile of the contact you want to remove.
- Tap ‘More…’ (three dots).
- Tap ‘Remove Connection’.
That’s it—done in seconds.
Cleaning Up Your LinkedIn Network: Quick Tips
Use your notifications to guide regular reviews. Birthdays, new roles, and work anniversaries often appear in your feed. When they do, ask yourself:
- Do I still know or work with this person?
- Are they still relevant to my industry or goals?
- Should I re-engage or remove them?
LinkedIn works best when your network is intentional and aligned with your current professional landscape.
Can I Bulk Remove LinkedIn Connections?
No—LinkedIn doesn’t currently allow bulk actions to remove or unfollow multiple connections. Each contact must be reviewed and removed individually.
Common Questions
How do I delete a LinkedIn connection?
Go to their profile, click ‘More…’, and choose ‘Remove connection’. They won’t be notified.
Can I disconnect from someone on LinkedIn without them knowing?
Yes—LinkedIn does not send a notification when a connection is removed.
What’s the difference between hiding and removing a LinkedIn connection?
Hiding lets you stay connected but removes their content from your feed. Removing deletes the relationship entirely.