Assuming you're trying to eliminate points that shouldn't be included in your surface there's no need to erase them. Simply Exclude them from the Surface definition.
In Civil 3D Toolspace Prospector tab → Surfaces → "your surface name" → right-click → open Surface Properties… → [Definition] tab → Build → set 'Exclude elevations less than' to Yes → set 'Elevation >' to 1.00
I also keep 'Maximum angle between adjacent TIN lines to 130°.