Hi @B Wilds ,
Thank you for posting in this comunity.
The board view is organized by a column, and (empty) buckets of board view are generated by values of this column. It's by designed, there is no option to remove it(In addition to removing the unwanted choice(s) from the column that is being used to organise the board).
I recommend you give suggestion in the feedback portal and help to make improvements. Many features of current products are designed and upgraded based on customers’ feedback. With requirements like this increase, the problem may well be released in the future.
I found the same feedback for you that you needed:
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/d6cda0c4-12d7-ee11-92be-000d3a0e6cad
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/7dcc82ae-16e6-ee11-a73d-6045bd7a7839
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