# Remove Overlay Content

You may wish to remove some content from an overlay you reference. The technique below shows how to remove a number of items using a **label**. This approach scales more easily than removing specific objects, but needs more care to ensure it does not remove too much.

## Example Customization

1. Go to your ESS installation directory:

   ```sh
   cd ${HOME}/ess
   ```
2. Modify the **`kustomization.yaml`** (i.e., step 3 of the [Applying Your Customizations](/ess/2.3/installation/customize-configurations.md) procedure).\
   Specifically, add the highlighted content to the **`kustomization.yaml`** file under the **`patches`** key:\\

   {% hint style="info" %} **Tip**

   If **`patches`** key does not exist in **`kustomization.yaml`** , add the key **`patches`** as well. {% endhint %}

   ````yaml

   # kustomization.yaml in your ESS installation directory
   # ...  Preceding content omitted for brevity 
   # ...
   patches:
     - target:
         labelSelector: role=logging
       patch: |-
         $patch: delete
         kind: not-important
         metadata:
           name: not-important
   ```3. Continue with the rest of the [Applying Your Customizations](../../customize-configurations/) procedure.
   ````


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