diff --git a/web/src/components/CardRow.vue b/web/src/components/CardRow.vue
index a276292..d8cdad0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/CardRow.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/CardRow.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import type { Card } from '../types'
 
 defineProps<{ card: Card }>()
-const emit = defineEmits<{ delete: [] }>()
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -13,9 +12,5 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{ delete: [] }>()
         {{ card.status?.name ?? 'No status' }}
       </span>
     </RouterLink>
-
-    <button type="button" class="card-row__delete" aria-label="Delete card" @click="emit('delete')">
-      ✕
-    </button>
   </li>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/src/stores/cards.ts b/web/src/stores/cards.ts
index 49fe459..850b50b 100644
--- a/web/src/stores/cards.ts
+++ b/web/src/stores/cards.ts
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ export const useCardsStore = defineStore('cards', () => {
 
   const setComplete = (card: Card, complete: boolean) => patch(card, { complete })
 
-  async function remove(card: Card): Promise<void> {
-    await apiRequest(`/cards/${card.id}`, { method: 'DELETE', auth: true })
-    cards.value = cards.value.filter((c) => c.id !== card.id)
-  }
-
   function reset(): void {
     cards.value = []
     projectId.value = null
@@ -76,7 +71,6 @@ export const useCardsStore = defineStore('cards', () => {
     load,
     add,
     setComplete,
-    remove,
     reset,
   }
 })
diff --git a/web/src/style.css b/web/src/style.css
index f5b0bdc..c66c1ea 100644
--- a/web/src/style.css
+++ b/web/src/style.css
@@ -594,22 +594,6 @@ h1 {
   font-style: italic;
 }
 
-.card-row__delete {
-  flex: none;
-  border: none;
-  background: none;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-}
-
-.card-row__delete:hover {
-  color: var(--error);
-  background: var(--bg);
-}
-
 /* --- project detail: header, inline title, manage menu ----------------- */
 
 /* Grid, not flex, so the mobile reflow below is one explicit statement of
diff --git a/web/src/views/ProjectExploreView.vue b/web/src/views/ProjectExploreView.vue
index ea97e1c..52cdbf7 100644
--- a/web/src/views/ProjectExploreView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/ProjectExploreView.vue
@@ -24,17 +24,6 @@ const sortedCards = computed(() =>
   [...cards.cards].sort((a, b) => a.text.localeCompare(b.text, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' })),
 )
 
-/** Run a store mutation, surfacing failures and resyncing from the server. */
-async function run(op: Promise<unknown>) {
-  actionError.value = null
-  try {
-    await op
-  } catch (e) {
-    actionError.value = e instanceof ApiError ? e.message : 'Something went wrong.'
-    if (cards.projectId !== null) await cards.load(cards.projectId)
-  }
-}
-
 async function onCreate() {
   submitting.value = true
   actionError.value = null
@@ -58,12 +47,7 @@ async function onCreate() {
     <p v-if="cards.loading && !cards.loaded" class="muted">Loading…</p>
 
     <ul v-else-if="sortedCards.length" class="cards">
-      <CardRow
-        v-for="card in sortedCards"
-        :key="card.id"
-        :card="card"
-        @delete="run(cards.remove(card))"
-      />
+      <CardRow v-for="card in sortedCards" :key="card.id" :card="card" />
     </ul>
 
     <form class="kanban__new form--new-card" @submit.prevent="onCreate">