you can remove the ice maker without any fear of damaging any electric board. The ice maker is held on by 2-3 screws, and has a simple plug. If you decide you can live without the ice maker, your refrigerator will not be affected. If you want to replace your faulty ice maker, its just as simple to put the new one in. There will not be any ice jamming anything in the ice maker, you have a problem with the ice maker model. Do not attempt to replace just your module, if done incorrectly, the ice maker can stop in the point of the cycle it calls for water, flooding your freezer.