diff --git a/core/templates/core/_adjustment_row.html b/core/templates/core/_adjustment_row.html
index e23e13a..0703a91 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/_adjustment_row.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/_adjustment_row.html
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ Row actions differ by paid status:
                 <i class="fas fa-eye"></i>
             </button>
         {% else %}
-            {# UNPAID row: Preview (reuses .preview-payslip-btn handler), #}
-            {# Edit (reuses .adjustment-badge handler), Delete (opens #deleteConfirmModal). #}
+            {# UNPAID row: Preview + Edit only. Single-row delete happens   #}
+            {# inside the Edit Adjustment modal; bulk delete uses the row   #}
+            {# checkboxes + floating action bar (shared entry point).       #}
             <button type="button"
                     class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-info preview-payslip-btn"
                     data-worker-id="{{ adj.worker.id }}"
@@ -124,14 +125,6 @@ Row actions differ by paid status:
                     title="Edit" data-bs-toggle="tooltip">
                 <i class="fas fa-pen"></i>
             </button>
-            <button type="button"
-                    class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger adj-delete-btn"
-                    data-adj-id="{{ adj.id }}"
-                    data-adj-type="{{ adj.type }}"
-                    data-adj-worker="{{ adj.worker.name }}"
-                    title="Delete" data-bs-toggle="tooltip">
-                <i class="fas fa-times"></i>
-            </button>
         {% endif %}
     </td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
index e02efb8..552c7bf 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
+++ b/core/templates/core/payroll_dashboard.html
@@ -3832,25 +3832,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
             });
         }
 
-        // --- Direct delete buttons on each unpaid row ---
-        // Short-circuits the edit modal's usual 2-step delete flow by opening
-        // #deleteConfirmModal directly with the correct form action + labels.
-        document.querySelectorAll('.adj-delete-btn').forEach(function(btn) {
-            btn.addEventListener('click', function() {
-                var adjId = this.dataset.adjId;
-                var adjType = this.dataset.adjType;
-                var adjWorker = this.dataset.adjWorker;
-                var deleteForm = document.getElementById('deleteAdjForm');
-                if (!deleteForm) return;  // Safety: modal not loaded
-                deleteForm.action = '/payroll/adjustment/' + adjId + '/delete/';
-                document.getElementById('deleteAdjType').textContent = adjType;
-                document.getElementById('deleteAdjWorker').textContent = adjWorker;
-                bootstrap.Modal.getOrCreateInstance(
-                    document.getElementById('deleteConfirmModal')
-                ).show();
-            });
-        });
-
         // === ADJUSTMENTS TAB — bulk select + delete ===
         // The per-row checkboxes come from _adjustment_row.html (class
         // .adj-bulk-checkbox on unpaid rows only; disabled dummy checkbox on