diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index 94492007d3..7339c18200 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ data ChatCommand
   | APIWalletCreate
   | APIWalletImport {recoveryPhrase :: Text}
   | APIWalletExport
-  | APIWalletDelete {confirmWord :: Text}
+  | APIWalletDelete
   | APISendCallInvitation ContactId CallType
   | SendCallInvitation ContactName CallType
   | APIRejectCall ContactId
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ allowRemoteCommand = \case
   APIWalletCreate -> False
   APIWalletImport _ -> False
   APIWalletExport -> False
-  APIWalletDelete _ -> False
+  APIWalletDelete -> False
   _ -> True
 
 data RelayConnectionResult = RelayConnectionResult
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index 08aca5dbf3..7f6d41c61e 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -1519,14 +1519,10 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
     seed <- withFastStore' getDeviceSeed >>= maybe (throwCmdError noKeyError) pure
     phrase <- either (throwCmdError . ("wallet: " <>)) pure $ recoveryKeyPhrase seed
     pure $ CRWalletPhrase user (safeDecodeUtf8 phrase)
-  APIWalletDelete confirmWord -> withUser $ \user -> do
+  APIWalletDelete -> withUser $ \_ -> do
     seed <- withFastStore' getDeviceSeed >>= maybe (throwCmdError noKeyError) pure
-    phrase <- either (throwCmdError . ("wallet: " <>)) pure $ recoveryKeyPhrase seed
-    case reverse . T.words $ safeDecodeUtf8 phrase of
-      w : _ | w == T.toLower confirmWord -> do
-        withFastStore' $ \db -> deleteSeed db (wsId seed)
-        processChatCommand cxt nm APIWallet
-      _ -> throwCmdError "this deletes the wallet key for all profiles on this device, to confirm pass the last word of the recovery phrase"
+    withFastStore' $ \db -> deleteSeed db (wsId seed)
+    processChatCommand cxt nm APIWallet
   APISendCallInvitation contactId callType -> withUser $ \user -> do
     -- party initiating call
     ct <- withFastStore $ \db -> getContact db cxt user contactId
@@ -5591,7 +5587,7 @@ chatCommandP =
       "/_wallet create" $> APIWalletCreate,
       "/_wallet import " *> (APIWalletImport <$> textP),
       "/_wallet export" $> APIWalletExport,
-      "/_wallet delete " *> (APIWalletDelete <$> textP),
+      "/_wallet delete" $> APIWalletDelete,
       "/_wallet" $> APIWallet,
       "/_call invite @" *> (APISendCallInvitation <$> A.decimal <* A.space <*> jsonP),
       "/call " *> char_ '@' *> (SendCallInvitation <$> displayNameP <*> pure defaultCallType),
diff --git a/tests/WalletTests.hs b/tests/WalletTests.hs
index 3f90ea8852..cfce4383da 100644
--- a/tests/WalletTests.hs
+++ b/tests/WalletTests.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ walletTests = do
   it "the key and the addresses come back after a restart" testWalletPersists
   it "a second profile gets its own account, on the same key" testWalletSecondProfile
   it "imports a phrase, exports it, and refuses a second import" testWalletImport
-  it "deletes the key only with the last word of the phrase" testWalletDelete
+  it "deletes the key, and a key can be imported again" testWalletDelete
 
 accountRows :: HasCallStack => TestCC -> String -> Int -> IO [(String, String)]
 accountRows cc profile acct = do
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ testWalletDelete :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
 testWalletDelete ps = withNewTestChat ps "alice" aliceProfile $ \alice -> do
   alice ##> ("/_wallet import " <> B.unpack testPhrase)
   _ <- accountRows alice "alice, active" 0
-  alice ##> "/_wallet delete abandon"
-  alice <## "bad chat command: this deletes the wallet key for all profiles on this device, to confirm pass the last word of the recovery phrase"
-  alice ##> "/_wallet delete About"
+  alice ##> "/_wallet delete"
   alice <## "no wallet key"
   -- deleting unbinds the profile, so a key can be imported again
   alice ##> ("/_wallet import " <> B.unpack testPhrase)