# Delete After Evidence

> A technique for removing code once measurement shows nothing calls it.

Record: `lexicon:delete-after-evidence`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-delete-after-evidence

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Undefined Target](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/undefined-target.md) and before [Deprecation Plan](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/deprecation-plan.md).

## Category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## Refactors

- [Lava Flow](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/lava-flow.md)
- [Zombie Code](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/zombie-code.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)