# Delete a Hadoop cluster connection

**CAUTION:**

If you delete a named connection, the deleted connection cannot be restored. You must recreate the connection.

To delete a Hadoop cluster connection in a transformation or job, perform the following steps:

1. Click the **Hadoop clusters** folder in the **View** tab.
2. Right-click the Hadoop cluster connection you want to delete and select **Delete cluster**.

   A message appears asking whether you to confirm the operation.
3. Click **Yes, Delete**.

   The cluster connection is deleted, including all security credentials.


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