---
title: "Remove-VBRWANAccelerator"
description: "This cmdlet removes the selected WAN accelerator. When you remove a WAN accelerator, Veeam Backup & Replication unassigns the accelerator role from the server, so it is no longer used as a WAN accelerator."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/remove-vbrwanaccelerator.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > WAN Acceleration > Remove-VBRWANAccelerator"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Remove-VBRWANAccelerator

## Short Description
Removes a WAN accelerator.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBRWANAccelerator -Accelerator <CWanAccelerator> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes the selected WAN accelerator.

When you remove a WAN accelerator, Veeam Backup & Replication unassigns the accelerator role from the server, so it is no longer used as a WAN accelerator. The actual server remains connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Accelerator</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the WAN accelerator you want to remove.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CWanAccelerator</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrwanaccelerator.md"><code>Get-VBRWANAccelerator</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="cwanaccelerator.md"><code>CWanAccelerator</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Removing Selected WAN Accelerator [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to remove the WAN Accelerator named `WANAccelerator 1`.

```
Get-VBRWANAccelerator -Name "WANAccelerator 1" | Remove-VBRWANAccelerator
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRWANAccelerator`](get-vbrwanaccelerator.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Remove-VBRWANAccelerator` cmdlet.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Removing Selected WAN Accelerator [Using Variable]

This example shows how to remove the WAN Accelerator named `WANAccelerator 1`.

```
$a = Get-VBRWANAccelerator -Name "WANAccelerator 1"
Remove-VBRWANAccelerator -Accelerator $a
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRWANAccelerator`](get-vbrwanaccelerator.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$a` variable.
2. Run the `Remove-VBRWANAccelerator` cmdlet. Set the `$a` variable as the `Accelerator` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRWANAccelerator`](get-vbrwanaccelerator.md)