Removing "REMINDERS" from Mail sidebar

Hello, is there a way to remove the right arrow with the REMINDERS from the Mail sidebar? I have no use for them and it would clean up the list. Thanks!

To remove it from the Dock (not toolbar) just drag it to the desktop - it'll disappear in a puff of virtual smoke.
To remove from the Finder sidebar 'Places', do the same, but with the cmd (⌘) key held down.
To stop it opening when you log on, go to System Preferences > Accounts > Login items, highlight the offending app and click the minus sign below the window.
If it's not in login items, look for a related file in these locations (the ~/ means your home folder);
~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/StartupItems
Be very careful not to disturb anything else in those locations, particularly the System/ ones.
Note; the icons in the Dock and in the Finder sidebar are only aliases (shortcuts) to the actual application in the Applications folder.
Message was edited by: noondaywitch

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