# MQTT Engine: auto-prune removed metrics?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-auto-prune-removed-metrics/46785>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [May 17, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-auto-prune-removed-metrics/46785 "2021-05-17T15:42:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![wes0johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@wes0johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wes0johnson)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-auto-prune-removed-metrics/46785/2 "2021-05-17T17:17:32Z")

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This is an existing backlog item for us. However, we haven’t implemented it or scheduled it for development yet. I’ve added a +1 based on your request. For now, the deletion at the Engine side must happen manually.

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