redundant
re-dun-dant
adjective
No longer needed or useful; can be omitted without loss of meaning.
"That extra step is redundant."
adjective
Dismissed from a job because one's employment is no longer necessary.
"Many staff were made redundant."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: tautologic, verbal, prolix, pleonastic, tautological, spare, unnecessary, excess, surplus, extra, supererogatory, supernumerary