# TextField.removeTextField()

#### Availability

Flash Player 6.

#### Usage

    my_txt.removeTextField()

#### Description

Method; removes the text field specified by `my_txt`. This operation can only be performed on a text field that was created with MovieClip.createTextField(). It will not work on text fields placed by the Timeline. When you call this method, the text field is commanded to remove itself . This is similar to MovieClip.removeMovieClip().