Remove Unused Type

Purpose

Removes types that are never executed or referenced.

You can use this refactoring to ensure the type you want to delete is not referenced in your code.

Note

This refactoring cannot be applied to public types.

Available when the cursor is in a type declaration. This type is never used in code.

Place the caret in an unused type declaration.

public class UsedClass
{
    private class UnusedClass
    {

    }
}

Public Class UsedClass
    Private Class AnotherUnusedClass
    End Class
End Class

Press the Ctrl + . or Ctrl + ~ shortcut to invoke the Code Actions menu.
Select Remove Unused Type from the menu.

After execution, the Refactoring removes the unused type.

public class UsedClass
{

}

Public Class UsedClass
End Class