# Remove the USM Agent Removing the USM Agent completely uninstalls it from your Confluent Platform environment. This differs from [deregistering a Kafka cluster](register/complete-registration.md#complete-registration), which only removes cluster metadata from USM but leaves the agent running. ## When to remove the agent Consider removing the USM Agent in the following scenarios: * You have deregistered all Kafka and Connect clusters that were registered through this agent. * You are migrating to a different agent deployment or environment. * You are decommissioning the environment entirely. ## Remove the agent using Confluent for Kubernetes To remove the USM Agent from a Confluent for Kubernetes deployment, follow the instructions in the [Delete Confluent Platform Deployment documentation](https://docs.confluent.io/operator/current/co-delete-deployment.html#delete-the-cp-components). The Confluent for Kubernetes documentation includes steps for deleting Confluent Platform components, including the USM Agent. ## Remove the agent using Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform To remove the USM Agent from an Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform deployment, see the [Configure and Deploy Unified Stream Manager Using Ansible documentation](https://docs.confluent.io/ansible/current/ansible-usm.html) for information about managing the USM Agent with Ansible Playbooks. For general information about Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform, see the [Ansible Playbooks overview](https://docs.confluent.io/ansible/current/overview.html). ## Related content * [Unified Stream Manager in Confluent Cloud](overview.md#cloud-usm-overview) * [Register Your Confluent Platform Cluster](register/overview.md#cloud-usm-register) * [Deploy the USM Agent](register/deploy-agent.md#usm-agent) * [Complete the Cluster Registration](register/complete-registration.md#complete-registration)