JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="list" data="1"> <div class="a">1</div><div class="b">1</div></div>
<div class="list" data="2"> <div class="a">2</div><div class="b">2</div></div>
<div class="list" data="3"> <div class="a">3</div><div class="b">3</div></div>
<div class="list" data="4"> <div class="a">4</div><div class="b">4</div></div>
<button>remove three</button>

JavaScript

$('button').click(function(){
    $(".list:contains('3')").remove();
});