# How to delete material slots from static mesh?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759>\
**Category:** Asset Creation\
**Tags:** delete, unreal-engine, static, question\
**Created:** [August 9, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759 "2017-08-09T16:08:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tom.eberhard](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@tom.eberhard](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/tom.eberhard)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759/21 "2023-07-08T14:44:24Z")

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Ooh… FFS!! 😄 Thank you Viter!  
Dear Epic UX/UI person: could please put the trashcan where it’s always visible? One should not have to google the forums to find a delete button. Thx for all the other great stuff in this free-to-use product.

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**Author:** ![den](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/den/32/743104_2.png) [@den](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/den)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759/22 "2023-10-18T15:01:25Z")

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crazy, thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![L0GICBit](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@L0GICBit](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/L0GICBit)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759/23 "2023-12-22T03:29:59Z")

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Genius. Thank you Viter.

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**Author:** ![SunnyPixel](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/sunnypixel/32/921017_2.png) [@SunnyPixel](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/SunnyPixel)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759/24 "2025-03-11T10:41:30Z")

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There is a new way to do it in UE 5.5.  
You have to enable modeling plugin for this to work.  
First of all u click on the mesh you need to delete extra slots from go to modeling mode

 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/b/8/4b8005852029b74216c48b80dbc7f4da6e2a2de9.png)  
Then you go to edit materials and under materials section there is a trash bin button that will delete all the material slots there are. If you wish to delete individual material slot click the arrow to the right of the material and a menu with delete prompt will be availiable.  
 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/4/6/24629dcc494483fe80711204e7f7c0c241140428.png)

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**Author:** ![unit23](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/unit23/32/1146013_2.png) [@unit23](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/unit23)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759/25 "2025-03-14T17:31:50Z")

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Thank you for bringing up this tool.

I was able to remove the extra materials by using the **Modelling Mod** e.

Select **Mesh** - **Select Triangles**  
After clicking the to be removed mesh parts hold STRG or just click the parts, then select under the **Mesh Edits** tab - **Delete**. (Ive first merged the mesh with the Merge Mesh tool to a single material 4K cause lots of mats, which got rid of the extra materials.)

 ![Remove Mesh Parts Mesh Tool](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/2/4/524ac11d2a9814e8e9d8b5a71d99cba76e02eafe.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![KeyC0de](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/keyc0de/32/1099072_2.png) [@KeyC0de](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/KeyC0de)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-delete-material-slots-from-static-mesh/401759/26 "2025-06-16T16:13:13Z")

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The ability to edit materials was not available for me on a skeletal mesh

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