---
title: "Deletes a policy definition in a subscription."
method: DELETE
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}"
tags: ["PolicyDefinitions"]
---

# Deletes a policy definition in a subscription.

`DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}`

This operation deletes the policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.

## Path parameters

- `policyDefinitionName` string, required
- `subscriptionId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `204` — No Content

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[API](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/policyclient-3.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/policyclient-3/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/policyclient-3/versions/c3ad0ac89443/schema)