Windows 7 partition removable?

Hello everyone,
i have been a windows guy for god knows how long, building pc's left right and centre, but i always wondered if the grass was greener on the other side.
So i have bit the bullet and brought myself a macbook pro.
I was completely unaware of how easy it is to run windows on a mac machine. however if i did run windows 7 through bootcamp and then decided i didnt need could i remove it and the partition and extend the original mac partition again to the full size of the hd?
If you could help it would be appreciated.

Yes. Use the Boot Camp Assistant to return the drive to a single partition setup.
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