Web Part Reference Stuck in Database

[erinallen]

I recently discovered a reference to a web part for a page in the site server database that is no longer visible on the page and is also not listed in the web part page gallery to delete. I've tried adding the web part from the virtual server and then deleting it, but the old reference is still there. How can I clean up this orphaned reference?

 

[bdog2020]

you mean, when you run stsadm -o enumwppacks you still see it? or you don't? That's where you'll want to delete it. -o deletewppack is the operation.

Unless I've misunderstood the question, which happens plenty.