Quick summary
To delete an epic in Jira, you access the Epic panel from the Backlog, open the epic's details, and use the three-dot menu to select Delete and confirm the action.
Steps
- Navigate to the Backlog using the left sidebar.
- Open the Epic dropdown and enable the Show epic panel toggle.
- Click the right arrow next to the epic to expand its details.
- Hit the View all details button to open the full epic view.
- In the Epic Details panel on the right, click the three dots menu.
- Select Delete from the dropdown menu.
- Click Delete again on the confirmation prompt to permanently remove the epic.
