---
title: CMRemoveProfileElement
framework: Application Services
role: pseudoSymbol
platforms: []
path: applicationservices/colorsync_manager/1805008-cmremoveprofileelement
---

# CMRemoveProfileElement

Removes an element corresponding to a specific tag from the specified profile. 

## Declaration

```occ
CMError CMRemoveProfileElement (
   CMProfileRef prof,
   OSType tag
);
```

## Parameters

- `prof`: A profile reference of type [doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/applicationservices/cmprofileref](applicationservices/cmprofileref.md) to the profile containing the tag remove.
- `tag`: The tag signature for the element to remove.

## Return Value

A `CMError` value. See [Result Codes](../colorsync_manager.md).

## Overview

The `CMRemoveProfileElement` function deletes the tag as well as the element data from the profile. 

## See Also

### Accessing Profile Elements

- [CMCountProfileElements](1804963-cmcountprofileelements.md)
- [CMProfileElementExists](1804967-cmprofileelementexists.md)
- [CMGetProfileElement](1804973-cmgetprofileelement.md)
- [CMSetProfileElement](1804977-cmsetprofileelement.md)
- [CMSetProfileElementSize](1804980-cmsetprofileelementsize.md)
- [CMGetPartialProfileElement](1804984-cmgetpartialprofileelement.md)
- [CMSetPartialProfileElement](1804989-cmsetpartialprofileelement.md)
- [CMGetIndProfileElementInfo](1804996-cmgetindprofileelementinfo.md)
- [CMGetIndProfileElement](1805002-cmgetindprofileelement.md)
- [CMSetProfileElementReference](1805005-cmsetprofileelementreference.md)