Remove clips from a sequence

Last updated on Apr 2, 2026

Learn to delete individual clips, remove gaps, or use ripple delete to streamline your timeline editing workflow in Adobe Premiere.

Removing clips from your sequence is a fundamental editing task that helps you refine your story by eliminating unwanted footage. You can delete clips individually, remove multiple clips at once, or close gaps between clips to maintain a continuous timeline. Ripple delete removes clips and automatically closes the resulting gap in a single action.

Delete clips from the timeline

Select the clip you want to delete in the sequence. To select multiple clips, Shift-click each clip or drag a marquee over them.

Press Delete to remove the selected clips.

After deleting clips, gaps may remain in your sequence where the clips were located. You can remove these gaps separately or use ripple delete to simultaneously remove clips and close gaps.

Remove clips and close gaps with ripple delete

In the sequence, select the clip or clips you want to delete.

Select Edit > Ripple Delete.

Premiere Edit menu with Ripple Delete highlighted for the selected clip. — Use Ripple Delete to remove the selected clip and close the gap in the sequence.

The ripple delete command removes your selected clips and automatically closes the gaps, shifting all subsequent clips earlier on the timeline.

Craft the perfect story with Premiere
Find the best-in-class video-editing tools all in one place.

Open the app

Detect edit points using Scene Edit Detection

Learn

Learn with step-by-step video tutorials and hands-on guidance right in the app.

Community

Join discussions, find answers, learn from experts, and share your knowledge.

Adobe Home

Access your favorite Creative Cloud apps, services, file management, and more.