$ git remote -v
# View current remotes
> origin https://github.com/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> origin https://github.com/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (push)
> destination https://github.com/FORKER/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> destination https://github.com/FORKER/REPOSITORY.git (push)
$ git remote rm destination
# Remove remote
$ git remote -v
# Verify it's gone
> origin https://github.com/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> origin https://github.com/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (push)
# The example will remove the github remote.
# Note that the command will not delete the repository,
# just the local reference.
git remote rm origin
# git remote rm <Remote Name>
$ git remote rm origin
git remote rm remote_name
git remote remove [remote name]
git remote add origin yourRemoteUrl