In vanilla Minecraft, you cannot remove just one ordinary enchantment while keeping the item’s other non-curse enchantments. A grindstone removes all non-curse enchantments together; curses remain. Selective removal is available only through certain mods, not the vanilla game.
What a grindstone removes
Putting an enchanted item in a grindstone removes all of its non-curse enchantments at once and returns some experience. It does not let you choose a single enchantment to erase. If you want to keep any of the item’s other ordinary enchantments, do not use the grindstone on it.
The grindstone leaves curses on the item. So it is not a way to remove Curse of Binding or Curse of Vanishing.
What to do if the enchantment is a curse
A grindstone will not remove a curse. Curse of Binding also prevents armor from being removed from its equipment slot except by death or by the armor breaking. Curse of Vanishing has a different effect: the cursed item is destroyed when its holder dies. Minecraft Help explains these curse effects.
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Can a mod remove just one enchantment?
Some mods advertise selective enchantment removal. For example, the Disgrind listing on CurseForge describes that functionality. This is a modded option, not a vanilla feature, and the listing does not establish compatibility with every Minecraft edition, game version, or server. Check those details before installing or joining a world that uses it.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Do anvils or crafting recipes work?
There is no established, general vanilla method using an anvil or crafting grid to remove one chosen enchantment from an existing item while preserving its others. Do not rely on those stations for selective removal.
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