---
title: "system.groups.removeGroups"
description: "Removes the specified groups from the project."
---

# system.groups.removeGroups

> Removes the specified groups from the project.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Removes the specified groups from the project. The group paths are "Folder/Path/To/GroupName", separated by forward slashes. 

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.groups.removeGroups(projectName, paths)`

### Parameters

|Type|Parameter|Description|
|--|--|--|
|String |`projectName` |The project to remove from. If the project does not exist, throws an IllegalArgumentException.|
|PySequence| `paths`| A collection of paths to remove. The group paths are "Folder/Path/To/GroupName", separated by forward slashes.|
### Returns
Nothing
### Scope
Gateway

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
projName = "MyProject"
groups = ["Historical/Group1","DataSync/Group2"]
 
system.groups.removeGroups(projName, groups)
```