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function wp_ajax_delete_inactive_widgets() {
	check_ajax_referer( 'remove-inactive-widgets', 'removeinactivewidgets' );

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
		wp_die( -1 );
	}

	unset( $_POST['removeinactivewidgets'], $_POST['action'] );
	/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
	do_action( 'load-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores
	/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
	do_action( 'widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores
	/** This action is documented in wp-admin/widgets.php */
	do_action( 'sidebar_admin_setup' );

	$sidebars_widgets = wp_get_sidebars_widgets();

	foreach ( $sidebars_widgets['wp_inactive_widgets'] as $key => $widget_id ) {
		$pieces       = explode( '-', $widget_id );
		$multi_number = array_pop( $pieces );
		$id_base      = implode( '-', $pieces );
		$widget       = get_option( 'widget_' . $id_base );
		unset( $widget[ $multi_number ] );
		update_option( 'widget_' . $id_base, $widget );
		unset( $sidebars_widgets['wp_inactive_widgets'][ $key ] );
	}

	wp_set_sidebars_widgets( $sidebars_widgets );

	wp_die();
}