---
title: "removeResidencySets(_:)"
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "metal/mtl4commandqueue/removeresidencysets(_:)"
---

# removeResidencySets(_:)

Removes multiple residency sets from a command queue’s list, which means Metal doesn’t apply them to the queue’s command buffers as you commit them.

## Declaration

```swift
func removeResidencySets(_ residencySets: [any MTLResidencySet])
```

## Parameters

- `residencySets`: An array of residency sets, each of which contains resource allocations, such as doc://com.apple.metal/documentation/Metal/MTLBuffer, doc://com.apple.metal/documentation/Metal/MTLTexture, and doc://com.apple.metal/documentation/Metal/MTLHeap instances.

## Discussion

Discussion The method doesn’t remove the residency sets from command buffers the queue owns with an status property that’s equal to MTLCommandBufferStatus.committed or MTLCommandBufferStatus.scheduled. See Simplifying GPU resource management with residency sets and MTLResidencySet for more information.