# `forget()` The forget method removes an item from the collection by its key: ```js const collection = collect({ name: 'Steven Gerrard', number: 8, }); collection.forget('number'); collection.all(); // { // name: 'Steven Gerrard', // } ``` > Unlike most other collection methods, forget does not return a new modified collection; it modifies the collection it is called on. [View source on GitHub](https://github.com/ecrmnn/collect.js/blob/master/src/methods/forget.js)