How to remove a colonized habitat

stellaris

In my capital system, there are 8 planetary bodies, of which I created 7 habitats around and then colonized. Now that the Worm loves us and always has, I now have 6 colonized worlds instead of just the 1 I had started with. However, I can't build starports on the 5 worlds that contain orbital habitats. I don't see any options for destroying them. How can I remove them so I can build starports around these new colonized planets?

Best Answer

There is no way to do this. Habitats cannot be destroyed by you.

However, there is one option, though this is only realistic in a multiplayer game.

There is the war demand "disassemble Habitat", available to xenophobes or any empire with access to purging populations and cleansing planets. If it is enforced at the end of the war, the chosen habitat will be destroyed.

Relying on the AI to pick this war demand is not a good idea, but if it is multiplayer, you could ask another player to declare war on you, demand the disassembly of your habitats, you surrender and all your habitats are gone.