# Uninstalling Staking Node

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Whether changing clients for client diversity purposes, moving to a new node, or retiring a staking node, here's how to uninstall the three key components of a staking node.
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### Uninstalling execution client 

```bash
sudo systemctl stop execution
sudo systemctl disable execution
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/execution.service

#Nethermind
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/nethermind
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/nethermind

#Besu
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/besu
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/besu

#Geth
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/geth
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/geth

#Erigon
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/erigon
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/erigon

sudo userdel execution
```

### Uninstalling consensus client 

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash">sudo systemctl stop consensus
sudo systemctl disable consensus
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/consensus.service

#Lighthouse
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/lighthouse
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/lighthouse

#Lodestar
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/lodestar
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/lodestar

#Teku
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/teku
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/teku

#Nimbus
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/nimbus_beacon_node
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/nimbus

#Prysm from Binaries
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/beacon-chain
#Prysm from Build from Source
<strong>sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/prysm
</strong>sudo rm -rf /var/lib/prysm

sudo userdel consensus
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### Uninstalling validator

```bash
sudo systemctl stop validator
sudo systemctl disable validator
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/validator.service

#Lighthouse
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/lighthouse/validators

#Lodestar
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/lodestar/validators

#Teku removed when uninstalling consensus client

#Nimbus removed when uninstalling consensus client

#Prysm from Binaries
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/validator
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/prysm/validators

sudo userdel validator
```