Make an object vanish in Flash CS4 (AS3.0)

I have a question on how i can remove an object when two objects hit.
I have two objects on the stage overlapping.
object #1 = character_mc
object #2 = vanish_mc
I want to make it so that the object #2 (vanish_mc) will vanish once i run it.
I have this code:
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, vanish);
function vanish(event:Event):void{
if(character_mc.hitTestObject(vanish_mc)){
// here the code to remove vanish_mc from the stage
~ Thank you for help and advice ~

you can always use:
vanish_mc.parent.removeChild(vanish_mc);
to remove vanish_mc from the display list.
but, you'll need to stop all streams in vanish_mc, if there are any. and, if you're not going to use vanish_mc anymore, you should ready it for gc.

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