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February 5, 2026

Troubleshooting Tip: Unable to delete System ACME under References in the GUI

  • February 5, 2026
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Description This article describes an issue encountered when trying to delete all references under an interface, and one of the references is System ACME. The issue is not being able to delete the System ACME reference in the GUI under the respective interface. 
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

Sample error:

 

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When this happens, go to CLI and run the command:

 

config system acme

    unset interface -> Remove the configured interface.

end

 

Another option is to go to System -> Settings -> ACME interface, then remove the interface and save the change. 

 

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Related documents:

config system acme

ACME certificate support