Remove common sections or panels from the WordPress theme customizer

RemoveCustomizerSections.php

// Remove unwanted sections or panels in the theme customizer
// Add to child theme fuctions.php or child_theme_functions.php or child-theme-customizer.php

function remove_customizer_options_sections(){
    global $wp_customize;

// Normal customizer sections

  //$wp_customize->remove_panel('nav_menus');  // Menus section
  //$wp_customize->remove_section('title_tagline'); // Site Identity section
  //$wp_customize->remove_control("header_image");  // Header Image section
    $wp_customize->remove_section("background_image"); // Background Image section
    $wp_customize->remove_panel("widgets"); // Widgets section
    $wp_customize->remove_section("colors"); // Colors section
  //$wp_customize->remove_section('static_front_page'); // Static Front Page section

// Genesis Specific Sections

  //$wp_customize->remove_section('genesis_archives'); // Content Archives section
    $wp_customize->remove_section('genesis_breadcrumbs'); // Breadcrumbs section
    $wp_customize->remove_section("genesis_comments"); // Comments and Trackbacks
    $wp_customize->remove_section("genesis_layout"); // Site Layout section

// WP SEO by yoast
    $wp_customize->remove_section("wpseo_breadcrumbs_customizer_section"); // Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs section
}

// Important: Priority 20 so that we remove options only once they've been added
add_action( 'customize_register', 'remove_customizer_options_sections', 20 );