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---
title: 'TypeError: property "x" is non-configurable and can''t be deleted'
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Errors/Cant_delete
page-type: javascript-error
sidebar: jssidebar
---
The JavaScript exception "property is non-configurable and can't be deleted" occurs
when it was attempted to delete a property, but that property is [non-configurable](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Data_structures#properties).
## Message
```plain
TypeError: Cannot delete property 'x' of #<Object> (V8-based)
TypeError: property "x" is non-configurable and can't be deleted (Firefox)
TypeError: Unable to delete property. (Safari)
```
## Error type
{{jsxref("TypeError")}} in strict mode only.
## What went wrong?
It was attempted to delete a property, but that property is [non-configurable](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Data_structures#properties). The
`configurable` attribute controls whether the property can be deleted from
the object and whether its attributes (other than `writable`) can be changed.
This error happens only in [strict mode code](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode). In
non-strict code, the operation returns `false`.
## Examples
### Attempting to delete non-configurable properties
Non-configurable properties are not super common, but they can be created using
{{jsxref("Object.defineProperty()")}} or {{jsxref("Object.freeze()")}}.
```js example-bad
"use strict";
const obj = Object.freeze({ name: "Elsa", score: 157 });
delete obj.score; // TypeError
```
```js example-bad
"use strict";
const obj = {};
Object.defineProperty(obj, "foo", { value: 2, configurable: false });
delete obj.foo; // TypeError
```
```js example-bad
"use strict";
const frozenArray = Object.freeze([0, 1, 2]);
frozenArray.pop(); // TypeError
```
There are also a few non-configurable properties built into JavaScript. Maybe you tried
to delete a mathematical constant.
```js example-bad
"use strict";
delete Math.PI; // TypeError
```
## See also
- [`delete`](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/delete)
- {{jsxref("Object.defineProperty()")}}
- {{jsxref("Object.freeze()")}}
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