Step 1 - Find the assignment connected to the gradebook:
1. Go to the gradebook. Click Manage Grades link.
2. On the grade item list, find the item you want to delete.
3. Look in the Association column for that item. You will see an assignment category and a question mark. Click on the question mark to see the assignment.
Step 2 - Disconnect the assignment from the grade item.
1. Go to Edit Course.
2. Click on the category of the assignment (dropbox, quizzes, discussions)
3. Find the assignment on the resulting list. IF YOU DO NOT NEED THE ASSIGNMENT, DELETE IT. IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE GRADEBOOK. SKIP TO STEP 3 BELOW. Otherwise, click on it to edit.
4a. For quizzes, edit the quiz. Under the Grade Out Of category, change In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book. Click Save and Close.
4b. For discussions, click the down-arrow after the discussion topic name and choose Edit Topic. Under the Grade Out Of category, change In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book. Click Save and Close.
4c. For dropboxes, click into the dropbox and then click the Edit Folder button. Under the Grade Out Of category, change In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book. Click Save and Close.
Step 3 - Delete the grade item from the gradebook.
1. Go back to your gradebook. Click Manage Grades link.
2. Find the grades you want to delete. There should not be anything in the Association column.
3. Click More Actions at the top of the page and choose Delete.
4. Check the grade items you want to delete and then the Delete button at the bottom of the page.