# Completely removing a test contact

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 31, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785 "2023-07-31T20:25:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mikewilliquette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mikewilliquette](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikewilliquette)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785/1 "2023-07-31T20:25:08Z")

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My install of Mautic is new so I have the advantage of creating contacts when I build test forms to go with test campaigns. Since I have only about 3 email addresses, I will just remove a contact in Mautic when I want to use that contact after I have updated my campaign.

I noticed that though the user was deleted, when I bring them back again all of the past time-line for them remains.

Maybe there is a better way to test than using the same 3 emails … but if not, how do I get rid of the history of a contact?

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785/2 "2023-08-01T06:31:52Z")

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Hi, past time lines - you mean in Form results?  
Do you delete the contact or form results?

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**Author:** ![mikewilliquette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mikewilliquette](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikewilliquette)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785/3 "2023-08-01T18:40:44Z")

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Deleted the contact.

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**Author:** ![robm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/robm/32/260_2.png) [@robm](https://forum.mautic.org/u/robm)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785/4 "2023-08-02T09:06:27Z")

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I am not sure, but when you delete a contact, the IP associated with that contact is kept along with all the browsing history. This would explain why when you add them back, the history is re-assigned to the conatct associated with the IP.

So try deleting the contact AND deleting the anonymous contacts and see of that works.

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**Author:** ![mikewilliquette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mikewilliquette](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikewilliquette)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/completely-removing-a-test-contact/28785/5 "2023-08-02T15:35:48Z")

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That worked! Thank you very much!!