Why when I try and delete masks, I create more masks? Who that that was a good idea?

[MongooseHanson]

I don't know what is going on with the developers at Adobe, but having the option to cut or clear an item that does the exact opposite, is one of the most frustrating aspects of Premiere Pro 2025. Every other item, effect, whatever Adobe is calling things these days can be deleted by cutting or clearing. Why is masking different? And why, if cutting and clearing creates another mask , is there not a clear and intuitive way to remove masking? Do people all of a sudden not make mistakes when masking? How am I supposed to get rid of all the keyframes without having to close my project and lose all my work because not saving is the only way to get rid of the masking? WHY IS THERE THE OPTION TO CUT AND CLEAR A MASK THAT CREATES MORE AND MORE MASKS INSTEAD OF CUTTING AND/OR CLEARING! Was this not noticed in beta testing? There are as many bugs in Premiere Pro 2025 as there are bed bugs in the room of a pay-by-the-hour motel. 

[Carlos Ziade]

how are you creating masks? can you share screenshots?

anyway, try to reset the preferences...

[R Neil Haugen]

I think I'm with Carlos here.

While that would drive most users around the bend, I've never seen that in over a decade of use ... so I'l love to see the answers to his questions. And maybe screengrabs of your steps here, drag/dropped directly into the text reply area so they appear in the post.