---
title: "dispose() | Grafana k6 documentation"
description: "Browser module: JSHandle.dispose method"
---

# dispose()

Releases the remote object this references.

### Returns

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| Type    | Description                     |
|---------|---------------------------------|
| Promise | Resolves to null if successful. |

### Example

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```javascript
import { browser } from 'k6/browser';

export const options = {
  scenarios: {
    ui: {
      executor: 'shared-iterations',
      options: {
        browser: {
          type: 'chromium',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

export default async function () {
  const page = await browser.newPage();

  try {
    await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/');
    const jsHandle = await page.evaluateHandle(() => document.head);

    await jsHandle.dispose();
    const element = jsHandle.asElement();
    await element.innerHTML(); // Error! JS handle is disposed
  } finally {
    await page.close();
  }
}
```