# Why does it still exist after deleting the node? It has not really been deleted

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/why-does-it-still-exist-after-deleting-the-node-it-has-not-really-been-deleted/7069>\
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**Created:** [June 8, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/why-does-it-still-exist-after-deleting-the-node-it-has-not-really-been-deleted/7069 "2020-06-08T14:22:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![MichelDiz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/micheldiz/32/11873_2.png) [@MichelDiz](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/MichelDiz)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/why-does-it-still-exist-after-deleting-the-node-it-has-not-really-been-deleted/7069/4 "2020-06-08T18:33:24Z")

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It is important to note that delete works only if you have a well-defined Type Schema and your dataset has the corresponding `<dgraph.type>` predicate. If either is not correct, the delete will not work.

Cheers.

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