Remove a stored symbology

Michele

I'm looking for information on how to remove a stored symbology that's assigned to  a feature class.  Every time I add specific feature classes to a map they have a default symbology with unique value and I just want a single symbol.  I know how to change it manually but I'm tired of doing it every single time I add this feature class to a map. A different department created these feature classes so I have no idea what tools they used. I have read this post:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/fc-has-symbology-and-labelling-permanently-stored/m-p/1385102#M79128

but it doesn't seem to address my issue.  I've looked in the metadata for a LayerFile tag but it does not exist. However, I did just notice when I opened the fields view that the attribute that is being loaded with unique values is bolded and has an asterisk at the beginning of the field name.

Michele

After days of trying to figure this out, I solved it!!  So here's how I did it in case anyone else runs into this issue. 

1. Right click on feature class -> data design -> subtypes
2. In the ribbon, select the subtypes tab (if not already selected) and click on create/manage in the subtypes group
3. Expand the drop down in the subtype field and change it to "clear all subtypes" -> ok (they will be deleted/crossed out in the table) -> save

You should now have a single symbol when you add the dataset to your map.

Please give me a thumbs up if this helps you 🙂