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How do I clear my Primary Name?

Clear your Primary Name from the ENS App, or use tools.ens.xyz for an old wallet — both gas-only.

Open app.ens.domains, go to Settings, click Remove next to Primary Name, and approve in your wallet. That stops apps showing yourname.eth for that wallet — they fall back to the 0x address. You'll need a bit of ETH on Ethereum Mainnet for gas — no other cost.

If you're moving to a different ENS name, don't clear first — set the new one and it overrides the old. Clear when you want the wallet to stop showing a name and no replacement is coming.

Good to know

  • You can only clear the Primary Name of a wallet you're connected with.

  • Clearing only affects what apps display — funds sent to the name still go to whatever wallet the ETH Address points at.

  • If you've already moved the name to a different wallet, the old wallet isn't the name's ETH Address anymore — use Method B (tools.ens.xyz) instead.

Method A: ENS App (recommended)

Use this when the name's ETH Address still points at the wallet you're clearing.

  1. Go to app.ens.domains and connect the wallet you want to clear.

  2. Open Settings.

  3. Click Remove next to Primary Name.

  4. Review the reminder — the ENS App tells you that funds sent to the name keep arriving unless you also clear the ETH Address record.

  5. Approve in your wallet. Most confirm in 1–2 blocks (12–24 seconds); busy networks can take longer.

Method B: tools.ens.xyz

Use this when the wallet you're clearing is no longer on the name's ETH Address — for example, after moving the name to a different wallet.

  1. Go to tools.ens.xyz/setprimary and connect the wallet you want to clear.

  2. Tick the Clear Primary Name checkbox.

  3. Enter the wallet address.

  4. Click Clear Primary Name and approve in your wallet. Most confirm in 1–2 blocks (12–24 seconds).

What changes after you clear

  • Apps stop showing yourname.eth for that wallet — they fall back to the 0x address.

  • The name's ETH Address record is untouched. If it still points at this wallet, funds sent to yourname.eth keep arriving.

  • To stop funds from arriving as well, change the ETH Address on the name's profile in the ENS App.

Wallets and dApps that read ENS records in real time update right away; cached sites can sometimes take a day or two.

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