# rpk cloud byoc uninstall

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title: rpk cloud byoc uninstall
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description: Uninstall the BYOC plugin. This command deletes your locally downloaded BYOC managed plugin if it exists.
page-git-created-date: "2024-07-25"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-08-11"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-byoc-uninstall.md -->

Uninstall the BYOC plugin.

This command deletes your locally downloaded BYOC managed plugin if it exists. Often, you only need to download the plugin to create your cluster once, and then you never need the plugin again. You can uninstall to save a small bit of disk space.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cloud byoc uninstall [flags]
```

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |