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How do I disable/remove a hard-wired smoke detector?

We just moved into a new house and we have a hardwired smoke detector chirping incessantly. I know that means the battery backup isn't present/working, except that adding a battery never stops the chirping.However, right next to the chirping smoke detector is a newer, *working* smoke detector. My guess is that the previous owner couldn't fix the hardwired smoke detector either and decided to just live with the incessant chirping and installed a second one right next to it.So, skipping the caveats of the potential safety hazards of disconnecting a hard-wired smoke detector, what to I have to do to make the chirping stop? How can I disconnect this now-redundant, loud smoke detector?

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