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HTML

<div class="box delete_me"></div>
<div class="box cannot_delete"></div>
<div class="box delete_me"></div>
<div class="box cannot_delete"></div>
<div class="box delete_me"></div>

CSS

.box {
    height: 60px;
    width: 60px;
    background-color: yellow;
    border: 1px solid black;
    margin: 6px;
}

.cannot_delete {
    background-color: blue;
}

JavaScript

$(document).on('click', '.delete_me', function (event) {
    $(event.target).remove();         
});