Why is a shortcut for an uninstalled game still on my phone&how can i delete it?

[Reynoldswrap]

I uninstalled a game on my Samsung galaxy j7 i no longer wanted. For the 1st time the shortcut for that remained&i dont know how to delete it now that the game is not dwnloaded on my phone? Please explain?

 

[mhinc]

I uninstalled a game on my Samsung galaxy j7 i no longer wanted. For the 1st time the shortcut for that remained&i dont know how to delete it now that the game is not dwnloaded on my phone? Please explain?

Can you not just long tap the icon and drag it to Trash at the top?