Deleting a custom security configuration

You can delete unnecessary custom security configurations in your organization.

Who can use this feature?

Organization owners, security managers, and organization members with the admin role

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About deleting a custom security configuration

If you no longer need a custom security configuration, you can delete that configuration to ensure it will not be applied to any repositories in the future. If you are deleting a custom security configuration because you want to change the security enablement settings in that configuration, you can instead edit the configuration. For more information, see "Editing a custom security configuration."

Warning: Deleting a custom security configuration will detach all repositories that are linked to that configuration. The existing security settings for those repositories will be unchanged, but you must apply a different security configuration or manage their security settings at the repository level to keep their settings up to date.

Deleting a custom security configuration from your organization

  1. In the upper-right corner of GitHub, select your profile photo, then click Your organizations.

  2. Under your organization name, click Settings. If you cannot see the "Settings" tab, select the dropdown menu, then click Settings.

    Screenshot of the tabs in an organization's profile. The "Settings" tab is outlined in dark orange.

  3. In the "Security" section of the sidebar, select the Code security dropdown menu, then click Configurations.

  4. In the configurations table, click the name of the custom security configuration you want to delete.

  5. Scroll to the bottom of the "Security settings" section, then click Delete configuration.

  6. In the "Delete this configuration?" window, read the warning to confirm you are comfortable deleting the custom security configuration, then click Delete configuration.