# Deleting cost categories
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**To delete a cost category**

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Cost categories**.

1. Select the cost category to delete.

1. Choose **Delete cost category**.

**Note**  
The deletion of a cost category takes effect starting the current billing month. For example, if you deleted `CostCategoryA` on September 15th, `CostCategoryA` would no longer be visible in reports generated from September onwards. However, it would appear in Amazon Cost Explorer reports for the periods prior to September.