diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/theme.css b/src/wp-admin/css/theme.css
index 8010ae5b99..b95543225b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/theme.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/theme.css
@@ -94,33 +94,6 @@
 	float: none;
 	margin-left: 3px;
 }
-/* Delete theme crosses */
-.theme .delete-theme {
-	display: none;
-	margin-left: -18px;
-	position: absolute;
-		top: 0px;
-		right: 0px;
-	z-index: 5;
-}
-.theme .delete-theme:before {
-	background: #222;
-	border: 1px solid #dedede;
-	border-width: 0 0 1px 1px;
-	color: #fff;
-	width: 36px;
-	height: 36px;
-	padding: 4px;
-	content: '\f158';
-	display: inline-block;
-	font: normal 36px/1 'dashicons';
-	opacity: 1;
-	speak: none;
-	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-}
-.theme .delete-theme:hover:before {
-	background: #d54e21;
-}
 
 /*
  * Theme Screenshot
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/themes.php b/src/wp-admin/themes.php
index 9b8b15b84b..33fdeccb97 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/themes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/themes.php
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ if ( ! is_multisite() && current_user_can('edit_themes') && $broken_themes = wp_
 	<# if ( data.hasUpdate ) { #>
 		<a class="theme-update"><?php _e( 'Update Available' ); ?></a>
 	<# } #>
-
-	<# if ( ! data.active ) { #>
-		<a href="{{{ data.actions.delete }}}" class="delete-theme"><?php _e( 'Delete' ); ?></a>
-	<# } #>
 </script>
 
 <script id="tmpl-theme-single" type="text/template">