diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index deebe52..dcb2dcc 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -119,19 +119,6 @@
             Copy
           </button>
         </div>
-        <div class="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2">
-          <a
-            id="delete-url"
-            href="#"
-            class="text-xs text-muted hover:text-text transition-colors font-mono truncate"
-          ></a>
-          <button
-            id="copy-delete"
-            class="text-xs text-muted hover:text-text bg-transparent border-none cursor-pointer p-0 underline shrink-0"
-          >
-            Copy
-          </button>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -157,8 +144,6 @@
       const linkInput = document.getElementById("link-input");
       const linkEl = document.getElementById("link");
       const copyBtn = document.getElementById("copy");
-      const deleteUrlEl = document.getElementById("delete-url");
-      const copyDeleteBtn = document.getElementById("copy-delete");
       const errorEl = document.getElementById("error");
 
       let selectedFile = null;
@@ -269,13 +254,10 @@
             xhr.send(formData);
           });
 
-          const { id, deleteToken } = res;
+          const { id } = res;
           const url = `${location.origin}/p/${id}#${encoded}`;
-          const deleteUrl = `${location.origin}/delete/${id}?token=${deleteToken}`;
           linkEl.href = url;
           linkInput.value = url;
-          deleteUrlEl.href = deleteUrl;
-          deleteUrlEl.textContent = "Delete link";
           result.classList.remove("hidden");
           progressBar.classList.add("hidden");
         } catch (e) {
@@ -294,11 +276,6 @@
         setTimeout(() => (copyBtn.textContent = "Copy"), 1500);
       });
 
-      copyDeleteBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        navigator.clipboard.writeText(deleteUrlEl.href);
-        copyDeleteBtn.textContent = "Copied!";
-        setTimeout(() => (copyDeleteBtn.textContent = "Copy"), 1500);
-      });
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index c1d9ff9..4064043 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -13,20 +13,18 @@ db.run(`
   CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS files (
     id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
     expires_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    burn_after_read INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-    delete_token TEXT NOT NULL
+    burn_after_read INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
   );
 `);
 
-const insertStmt = db.prepare<void, [string, number, number, string]>(
-  "INSERT INTO files (id, expires_at, burn_after_read, delete_token) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+const insertStmt = db.prepare<void, [string, number, number]>(
+  "INSERT INTO files (id, expires_at, burn_after_read) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
 );
 
 type FileRow = {
   id: string;
   expires_at: number;
   burn_after_read: number;
-  delete_token: string;
 };
 
 const selectStmt = db.prepare<FileRow, [string]>(
@@ -39,10 +37,6 @@ const burnStmt = db.prepare<FileRow, [string]>(
   "DELETE FROM files WHERE id = ? AND burn_after_read = 1 RETURNING *",
 );
 
-const deleteWithTokenStmt = db.prepare<void, [string, string]>(
-  "DELETE FROM files WHERE id = ? AND delete_token = ?",
-);
-
 const cleanStmt = db.prepare<{ id: string }, [number]>(
   "DELETE FROM files WHERE expires_at <= ? RETURNING id",
 );
@@ -51,9 +45,8 @@ export function createFile(
   id: string,
   expiresAt: number,
   burnAfterRead: boolean,
-  deleteToken: string,
 ): void {
-  insertStmt.run(id, expiresAt, burnAfterRead ? 1 : 0, deleteToken);
+  insertStmt.run(id, expiresAt, burnAfterRead ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
 // Read-only lookup — does not trigger burn-after-read or delete expired rows
@@ -87,13 +80,6 @@ export function unlinkFile(id: string): void {
   } catch {}
 }
 
-export function deleteFile(id: string, token: string): boolean {
-  const result = deleteWithTokenStmt.run(id, token);
-  if (!result.changes) return false;
-  unlinkFile(id);
-  return true;
-}
-
 export function cleanExpired(): void {
   const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
   for (const { id } of cleanStmt.all(now)) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b68d8fe..44c5a72 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { serveStatic } from "hono/bun";
 import file from "./routes/file.ts";
-import del from "./routes/delete.ts";
 import { cleanExpired } from "./db.ts";
 import { config } from "./config.ts";
 
 const app = new Hono();
 
 app.route("/api/file", file);
-app.route("/delete", del);
 
 app.get("/p/:id", () => {
   return new Response(Bun.file("public/view.html"), {
diff --git a/src/routes/delete.ts b/src/routes/delete.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a2592c2..0000000
--- a/src/routes/delete.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { Hono } from "hono";
-import { deleteFile } from "../db.ts";
-
-const del = new Hono();
-
-del.get("/:id", (c) => {
-  const id = c.req.param("id");
-  const token = c.req.query("token");
-  if (!token) {
-    return c.json({ error: "Missing token" }, 401);
-  }
-  if (!deleteFile(id, token)) {
-    return c.json({ error: "Invalid token or file not found" }, 403);
-  }
-  return c.json({ ok: true });
-});
-
-export default del;
diff --git a/src/routes/file.ts b/src/routes/file.ts
index 7a04b76..20ec5f0 100644
--- a/src/routes/file.ts
+++ b/src/routes/file.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ file.post("/", async (c) => {
   }
 
   const id = crypto.randomUUID();
-  const deleteToken = crypto.randomUUID();
   const expiresAt = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + expiresInSec;
   const filePath = `${FILES_DIR}/${id}`;
 
@@ -57,13 +56,13 @@ file.post("/", async (c) => {
   await Bun.write(filePath, buffer);
 
   try {
-    createFile(id, expiresAt, burnAfterRead, deleteToken);
+    createFile(id, expiresAt, burnAfterRead);
   } catch (err) {
     unlinkFile(id);
     throw err;
   }
 
-  return c.json({ id, deleteToken });
+  return c.json({ id });
 });
 
 file.get("/:id/info", (c) => {