diff --git a/stylesheets/application.scss b/stylesheets/application.scss
index a4dbc33..10373ce 100644
--- a/stylesheets/application.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/application.scss
@@ -480,6 +480,11 @@ div.journal ul.details {
 	display: none;
 }
 
+/* hide "delete user" link */
+.controller-users .contextual .icon-del {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 /* syntax highlighting */
 
 .syntaxhl {