diff --git a/setup-gradle/action.yml b/setup-gradle/action.yml
index 4f447494..c6c4efbd 100644
--- a/setup-gradle/action.yml
+++ b/setup-gradle/action.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ inputs:
   dependency-graph:
     description: |
       Specifies if a GitHub dependency snapshot should be generated for each Gradle build, and if so, how.
-      Valid values are 'disabled' (default), 'generate', 'generate-and-submit', 'generate-and-upload', 'download-and-submit' and 'clear'.
+      Valid values are 'disabled' (default), 'generate', 'generate-and-submit', 'generate-and-upload', and 'download-and-submit'.
     required: false
     default: 'disabled'
 
diff --git a/sources/src/configuration.ts b/sources/src/configuration.ts
index d4916083..28283462 100644
--- a/sources/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/sources/src/configuration.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ export class DependencyGraphConfig {
                 return DependencyGraphOption.GenerateAndUpload
             case 'download-and-submit':
                 return DependencyGraphOption.DownloadAndSubmit
-            case 'clear':
-                return DependencyGraphOption.Clear
         }
         throw TypeError(
-            `The value '${val}' is not valid for 'dependency-graph'. Valid values are: [disabled, generate, generate-and-submit, generate-and-upload, download-and-submit, clear]. The default value is 'disabled'.`
+            `The value '${val}' is not valid for 'dependency-graph'. Valid values are: [disabled, generate, generate-and-submit, generate-and-upload, download-and-submit]. The default value is 'disabled'.`
         )
     }
 
@@ -80,8 +78,7 @@ export enum DependencyGraphOption {
     Generate = 'generate',
     GenerateAndSubmit = 'generate-and-submit',
     GenerateAndUpload = 'generate-and-upload',
-    DownloadAndSubmit = 'download-and-submit',
-    Clear = 'clear'
+    DownloadAndSubmit = 'download-and-submit'
 }
 
 export class CacheConfig {
diff --git a/sources/src/dependency-graph.ts b/sources/src/dependency-graph.ts
index 56501584..f3158f1a 100644
--- a/sources/src/dependency-graph.ts
+++ b/sources/src/dependency-graph.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ export async function setup(config: DependencyGraphConfig): Promise<void> {
     maybeExportVariable('GITHUB_DEPENDENCY_GRAPH_SHA', getShaFromContext())
     maybeExportVariable('GITHUB_DEPENDENCY_GRAPH_WORKSPACE', getWorkspaceDirectory())
     maybeExportVariable('DEPENDENCY_GRAPH_REPORT_DIR', config.getReportDirectory())
-
-    // To clear the dependency graph, we generate an empty graph by excluding all projects and configurations
-    if (option === DependencyGraphOption.Clear) {
-        core.exportVariable('DEPENDENCY_GRAPH_INCLUDE_PROJECTS', '')
-        core.exportVariable('DEPENDENCY_GRAPH_INCLUDE_CONFIGURATIONS', '')
-    }
 }
 
 function maybeExportVariable(variableName: string, value: unknown): void {
@@ -59,7 +53,6 @@ export async function complete(config: DependencyGraphConfig): Promise<void> {
             case DependencyGraphOption.DownloadAndSubmit: // Performed in setup
                 return
             case DependencyGraphOption.GenerateAndSubmit:
-            case DependencyGraphOption.Clear: // Submit the empty dependency graph
                 await findAndSubmitDependencyGraphs(config)
                 return
             case DependencyGraphOption.GenerateAndUpload: