You want to remove the diode from this module? There is no sure way to do this (that I know of) without risking damage to the diode. I have only removed 2 diodes from the 5mW modules that still worked after the extraction and both cans were dented pretty badly. I removed the 5mWs to use the modules for higher powered diodes, but why would you want to remove the 10mW 635nm diode?