diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin/tracks.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin/tracks.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ac97aa7..00000000
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin/tracks.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { removeTrack } from './tracks';
-
-afterEach(() => {
-  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
-});
-
-function stubFetch(status: number, body: unknown, init: Partial<Response> = {}) {
-  const res = new Response(
-    body === null ? null : JSON.stringify(body),
-    { status, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, ...init }
-  );
-  const spy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(res);
-  vi.stubGlobal('fetch', spy);
-  return spy;
-}
-
-describe('removeTrack', () => {
-  test('DELETEs /api/admin/tracks/:id with no query string when unmonitor unset', async () => {
-    const spy = stubFetch(200, {
-      deleted_track_id: 't-1',
-      deleted_album_id: 'al-1'
-    });
-
-    const r = await removeTrack('t-1');
-    expect(r.deleted_track_id).toBe('t-1');
-    expect(r.deleted_album_id).toBe('al-1');
-    expect(r.deleted_artist_id).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(r.lidarr_unmonitor_failed).toBeUndefined();
-
-    const call = spy.mock.calls[0];
-    expect(call[0]).toBe('/api/admin/tracks/t-1');
-    expect((call[1] as RequestInit).method).toBe('DELETE');
-  });
-
-  test('appends ?unmonitor=true when option set', async () => {
-    const spy = stubFetch(200, {
-      deleted_track_id: 't-1',
-      lidarr_unmonitor_failed: true
-    });
-
-    const r = await removeTrack('t-1', { unmonitor: true });
-    expect(r.lidarr_unmonitor_failed).toBe(true);
-
-    const call = spy.mock.calls[0];
-    expect(call[0]).toBe('/api/admin/tracks/t-1?unmonitor=true');
-  });
-
-  test('omits the query string when unmonitor: false', async () => {
-    const spy = stubFetch(200, { deleted_track_id: 't-1' });
-
-    await removeTrack('t-1', { unmonitor: false });
-    const call = spy.mock.calls[0];
-    expect(call[0]).toBe('/api/admin/tracks/t-1');
-  });
-
-  test('surfaces not_found as ApiError', async () => {
-    stubFetch(404, { error: 'not_found' });
-
-    await expect(removeTrack('t-1')).rejects.toMatchObject({
-      code: 'not_found'
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin/tracks.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin/tracks.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 05fab4b8..00000000
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin/tracks.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { apiFetch } from '$lib/api/client';
-
-export type RemoveTrackResult = {
-  deleted_track_id: string;
-  deleted_album_id?: string;
-  deleted_artist_id?: string;
-  /** Only present (always `true` when set) when the operator requested
-   * unmonitor=true AND the Lidarr unmonitor call failed. The destructive
-   * file + DB delete already succeeded — surface a follow-up toast so
-   * the operator knows to manually unmonitor in Lidarr. */
-  lidarr_unmonitor_failed?: true;
-};
-
-export type RemoveTrackOptions = {
-  /** When true, after the file + DB delete the server calls
-   * Lidarr.UnmonitorTrack so Lidarr won't search for a replacement.
-   * When false / omitted, no Lidarr call — Lidarr's monitoring will
-   * re-import on next scan, which is the operator's "find a replacement"
-   * path. */
-  unmonitor?: boolean;
-};
-
-/**
- * DELETE /api/admin/tracks/{id} — admin-only. Deletes the file from
- * disk and the DB row, cascading album/artist tidy-up. Optionally
- * unmonitors the track in Lidarr.
- *
- * On success returns the deleted track id plus optional album/artist
- * ids when their parent row was tidied up by the server-side cascade.
- * Caller is responsible for invalidating any TanStack Query keys the
- * deleted entities backed.
- */
-export async function removeTrack(
-  id: string,
-  options: RemoveTrackOptions = {}
-): Promise<RemoveTrackResult> {
-  const params = new URLSearchParams();
-  if (options.unmonitor) params.set('unmonitor', 'true');
-  const qs = params.toString();
-  const url = `/api/admin/tracks/${encodeURIComponent(id)}${qs ? '?' + qs : ''}`;
-  return (await apiFetch(url, { method: 'DELETE' })) as RemoveTrackResult;
-}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/CompactTrackCard.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/CompactTrackCard.test.ts
index 0936ce2d..94b4a3d2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/CompactTrackCard.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/CompactTrackCard.test.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/likes', () => emptyLikesMock());
 
 vi.mock('$lib/api/quarantine', () => emptyQuarantineMock());
 
-vi.mock('$lib/api/admin/tracks', () => ({
-  removeTrack: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ deleted_track_id: 't1' })
-}));
-
 vi.mock('$lib/api/playlists', () => emptyPlaylistsMock());
 
 vi.mock('$lib/auth/store.svelte', () => ({
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/PlaylistTrackRow.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/PlaylistTrackRow.test.ts
index 57854625..5ea34d6b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/PlaylistTrackRow.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/PlaylistTrackRow.test.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/likes', () => emptyLikesMock());
 
 vi.mock('$lib/api/quarantine', () => emptyQuarantineMock());
 
-vi.mock('$lib/api/admin/tracks', () => ({
-  removeTrack: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ deleted_track_id: 't-1' })
-}));
-
 vi.mock('$lib/player/store.svelte', () => ({
   playNext: vi.fn(),
   enqueueTrack: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/RemoveTrackPopover.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/RemoveTrackPopover.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index d3155dd7..00000000
--- a/web/src/lib/components/RemoveTrackPopover.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  import { Trash2 } from 'lucide-svelte';
-  import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
-  import { removeTrack } from '$lib/api/admin/tracks';
-  import { errMessage } from '$lib/api/errors';
-  import { qk } from '$lib/api/queries';
-  import type { TrackRef } from '$lib/api/types';
-
-  let {
-    track,
-    onClose
-  }: {
-    track: TrackRef;
-    onClose: () => void;
-  } = $props();
-
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-
-  let unmonitor = $state(false);
-  let busy = $state(false);
-  let error = $state<string | null>(null);
-
-  async function confirm() {
-    busy = true;
-    error = null;
-    try {
-      const result = await removeTrack(track.id, { unmonitor });
-      // Invalidate caches for any vanished entity. The album/artist that
-      // contained the track is always touched; if the parent rows were
-      // tidied up by the server cascade, evict those too. Home payload
-      // surfaces albums/artists on the landing page so it always
-      // refreshes.
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.album(track.album_id) });
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.artist(track.artist_id) });
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.home() });
-      if (result.deleted_album_id) {
-        await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.album(result.deleted_album_id) });
-      }
-      if (result.deleted_artist_id) {
-        await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.artist(result.deleted_artist_id) });
-      }
-      // Note: result.lidarr_unmonitor_failed is true when unmonitor was
-      // requested AND Lidarr couldn't be reached. The destructive part
-      // already succeeded; we still close the popover. A future toast
-      // surface (if any) can pick up the flag.
-      onClose();
-    } catch (e: unknown) {
-      error = errMessage(e);
-    } finally {
-      busy = false;
-    }
-  }
-</script>
-
-<div
-  role="dialog"
-  tabindex="-1"
-  aria-modal="false"
-  aria-labelledby="remove-track-popover-title"
-  class="absolute right-0 z-30 mt-1 w-72 rounded-lg border border-border bg-surface p-3 shadow-xl"
-  onclick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
-  onkeydown={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose(); }}
->
-  <h4 id="remove-track-popover-title" class="text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">
-    Remove "{track.title}" from your library?
-  </h4>
-  <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-text-muted">
-    This deletes the file from disk.
-  </p>
-
-  <label class="mt-3 flex items-start gap-2 text-sm text-text-primary">
-    <input
-      type="checkbox"
-      bind:checked={unmonitor}
-      class="mt-0.5 rounded border-border"
-    />
-    <span>Also stop Lidarr from finding a replacement</span>
-  </label>
-
-  {#if error}
-    <p class="mt-2 text-xs text-action-destructive">{error}</p>
-  {/if}
-
-  <div class="mt-3 flex justify-end gap-2">
-    <button
-      type="button"
-      class="rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1 text-sm text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary disabled:opacity-50"
-      onclick={onClose}
-      disabled={busy}
-    >
-      Cancel
-    </button>
-    <button
-      type="button"
-      onclick={confirm}
-      disabled={busy}
-      class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-border bg-surface px-2.5 py-1 text-sm text-action-destructive hover:bg-surface-hover disabled:opacity-50"
-    >
-      <Trash2 size={14} strokeWidth={1} />
-      {busy ? 'Removing…' : 'Remove'}
-    </button>
-  </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/RemoveTrackPopover.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/RemoveTrackPopover.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 93b2505a..00000000
--- a/web/src/lib/components/RemoveTrackPopover.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/svelte';
-import { makeTrack } from '$test-utils/fixtures/track';
-
-const invalidateMock = vi.fn();
-vi.mock('@tanstack/svelte-query', async (orig) => {
-  const actual = (await orig()) as Record<string, unknown>;
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    useQueryClient: () => ({ invalidateQueries: invalidateMock })
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock('$lib/api/admin/tracks', () => ({
-  removeTrack: vi.fn()
-}));
-
-import RemoveTrackPopover from './RemoveTrackPopover.svelte';
-import { removeTrack } from '$lib/api/admin/tracks';
-
-const track = makeTrack({ title: 'Roygbiv' });
-
-afterEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
-
-describe('RemoveTrackPopover', () => {
-  test('renders the title and subtext', () => {
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose: vi.fn() } });
-    expect(screen.getByText(/remove "roygbiv" from your library/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/this deletes the file from disk/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
-  test('renders the Lidarr unmonitor checkbox', () => {
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose: vi.fn() } });
-    const cb = screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: /also stop lidarr/i });
-    expect(cb).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect((cb as HTMLInputElement).checked).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  test('Cancel button calls onClose without firing removeTrack', async () => {
-    const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose } });
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /cancel/i }));
-    expect(removeTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  test('Remove without checkbox calls removeTrack with unmonitor=false', async () => {
-    (removeTrack as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({ deleted_track_id: 't1' });
-    const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose } });
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^remove$/i }));
-    // confirm() chains 3-5 awaited invalidateQueries calls before onClose,
-    // each a separate microtask. waitFor polls until the side effects land.
-    await waitFor(() => expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled());
-    expect(removeTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith('t1', { unmonitor: false });
-  });
-
-  test('Remove with checkbox checked calls removeTrack with unmonitor=true', async () => {
-    (removeTrack as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({ deleted_track_id: 't1' });
-    const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose } });
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: /also stop lidarr/i }));
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^remove$/i }));
-    await waitFor(() => expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled());
-    expect(removeTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith('t1', { unmonitor: true });
-  });
-
-  test('failed remove surfaces error via copyForCode and does not close', async () => {
-    (removeTrack as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockRejectedValue({ code: 'not_found' });
-    const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose } });
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^remove$/i }));
-    await waitFor(() => expect(removeTrack).toHaveBeenCalled());
-    // The catch path runs synchronously after the rejected await; one more
-    // microtask boundary is enough.
-    await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  test('success invalidates album, artist and home queries', async () => {
-    (removeTrack as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
-      deleted_track_id: 't1',
-      deleted_album_id: 'a1',
-      deleted_artist_id: 'ar1'
-    });
-    render(RemoveTrackPopover, { props: { track, onClose: vi.fn() } });
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^remove$/i }));
-    // Wait for all three baseline invalidations (album, artist, home) plus
-    // the two cascade ones (deleted_album_id, deleted_artist_id) to land.
-    await waitFor(() => expect(invalidateMock.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(5));
-    const keys = invalidateMock.mock.calls.map((c) => c[0].queryKey);
-    const flat = keys.map((k) => Array.isArray(k) ? k.join('|') : String(k));
-    expect(flat.some((k) => k.startsWith('album|a1'))).toBe(true);
-    expect(flat.some((k) => k.startsWith('artist|ar1'))).toBe(true);
-    expect(flat.some((k) => k === 'home')).toBe(true);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.svelte
index ed0ae17c..74661f4f 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.svelte
@@ -10,17 +10,14 @@
     Disc3,
     User,
     EyeOff,
-    Eye,
-    Trash2
+    Eye
   } from 'lucide-svelte';
   import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
   import FlagPopover from './FlagPopover.svelte';
-  import RemoveTrackPopover from './RemoveTrackPopover.svelte';
   import AddToPlaylistMenu from './AddToPlaylistMenu.svelte';
   import TrackMenuItem from './TrackMenuItem.svelte';
   import TrackMenuDivider from './TrackMenuDivider.svelte';
-  import { user } from '$lib/auth/store.svelte';
   import { createLikedIdsQuery, likeEntity, unlikeEntity } from '$lib/api/likes';
   import { createMyQuarantineQuery, unflagTrack } from '$lib/api/quarantine';
   import { qk } from '$lib/api/queries';
@@ -44,7 +41,6 @@
 
   let menuOpen = $state(false);
   let flagOpen = $state(false);
-  let removeOpen = $state(false);
   let addOpen = $state(false);
 
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -63,8 +59,6 @@
     return rows.some((r) => r.track_id === track.id);
   });
 
-  const isAdmin = $derived(user.value?.is_admin === true);
-
   function toggleMenu(e: MouseEvent) {
     e.stopPropagation();
     menuOpen = !menuOpen;
@@ -73,7 +67,6 @@
   function closeAll() {
     menuOpen = false;
     flagOpen = false;
-    removeOpen = false;
     addOpen = false;
   }
 
@@ -124,13 +117,8 @@
     goto(`/artists/${track.artist_id}`);
   }
 
-  function onRemoveOpen() {
-    menuOpen = false;
-    removeOpen = true;
-  }
-
   function onKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (!menuOpen && !flagOpen && !removeOpen && !addOpen) return;
+    if (!menuOpen && !flagOpen && !addOpen) return;
     if (e.key === 'Escape') {
       e.preventDefault();
       closeAll();
@@ -166,8 +154,8 @@
            add-to-playlist / start-radio group → navigation group → hide.
            "Start radio" is shown even under hideQueueActions (reseeding a
            station from the current track is meaningful where play-next /
-           add-to-queue are not). The admin-only "Remove from library" is a
-           web superset Android has no surface for — kept past the divider. -->
+           add-to-queue are not). No single-click destructive action lives
+           here — track removal is intentionally kept out of the kebab. -->
       {#if !hideQueueActions}
         <TrackMenuItem icon={ListVideo} label="Play next" onclick={onPlayNext} />
         <TrackMenuItem icon={ListMusic} label="Add to queue" onclick={onAddToQueue} />
@@ -199,15 +187,6 @@
         label={hidden ? 'Unhide' : 'Hide'}
         onclick={onToggleHide}
       />
-      {#if isAdmin}
-        <TrackMenuDivider />
-        <TrackMenuItem
-          icon={Trash2}
-          label="Remove from library"
-          onclick={onRemoveOpen}
-          danger
-        />
-      {/if}
     </div>
   {/if}
 
@@ -215,10 +194,6 @@
     <FlagPopover {track} onClose={closeAll} />
   {/if}
 
-  {#if removeOpen}
-    <RemoveTrackPopover {track} onClose={closeAll} />
-  {/if}
-
   {#if addOpen}
     <AddToPlaylistMenu tracks={[track]} onClose={() => (addOpen = false)} />
   {/if}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.test.ts
index 79c58e57..31213cb8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/TrackMenu.test.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/likes', () => emptyLikesMock());
 
 vi.mock('$lib/api/quarantine', () => emptyQuarantineMock());
 
-vi.mock('$lib/api/admin/tracks', () => ({
-  removeTrack: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ deleted_track_id: 't1' })
-}));
-
 vi.mock('$lib/api/playlists', () => emptyPlaylistsMock());
 
 vi.mock('$lib/player/store.svelte', () => ({
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@ describe('TrackMenu', () => {
     expect(kebab.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true');
   });
 
-  test('opening menu shows all 9 entries for an admin user', async () => {
+  test('opening menu shows all 8 entries', async () => {
     render(TrackMenu, { props: { track } });
     await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /track actions/i }));
 
@@ -68,15 +64,8 @@ describe('TrackMenu', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: /go to album/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: /go to artist/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: /^hide$/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: /remove from library/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
 
-    expect(screen.getAllByRole('menuitem')).toHaveLength(9);
-  });
-
-  test('"Remove from library" hidden for non-admin', async () => {
-    userState.current = { id: 'u2', username: 'normal', is_admin: false };
-    render(TrackMenu, { props: { track } });
-    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /track actions/i }));
+    // No "Remove from library" — destructive removal is intentionally absent.
     expect(screen.queryByRole('menuitem', { name: /remove from library/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getAllByRole('menuitem')).toHaveLength(8);
   });
diff --git a/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/playlist.test.ts b/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/playlist.test.ts
index 679e3790..fd1fbfd6 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/playlist.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/playlist.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/likes', () => ({
   unlikeEntity: vi.fn()
 }));
 vi.mock('$lib/api/quarantine', () => emptyQuarantineMock());
-vi.mock('$lib/api/admin/tracks', () => ({ removeTrack: vi.fn() }));
 
 import PlaylistDetailPage from './+page.svelte';
 import { createPlaylistQuery, deletePlaylist, refreshSystem } from '$lib/api/playlists';