# Removing Global Hot Spares

Perform the following steps to remove a hot spare.

1. Navigate to the Controller dashboard, and click the Drives tab.
   All of the associated drives appear.
2. Expand Hot Spares, and select a hot spare that you want to remove.
3. Select Actions > Remove Global Hotspare.
   The hot spare drive is removed and is listed in the Unconfigured Drives section as an unconfigured good drive.