You can delete a credit card from Amazon in about 30 seconds through the Your Payments section of your account settings. The process works on both the Amazon website and the mobile app, and the card is removed immediately once you confirm.
Delete a Card on the Amazon Website
Sign in to your Amazon account and hover over “Account & Lists” in the top-right corner, then click “Account.” From there, select “Your Payments” under the payment options. You’ll see all the credit cards, debit cards, and other payment methods currently saved to your account.
Find the card you want to remove and click on it to expand its details. Look for the “Remove” option (sometimes labeled “Delete” depending on your region), then confirm when prompted. The card disappears from your wallet right away.
Delete a Card in the Amazon App
Open the Amazon app, tap the profile icon, and go to “Your Account.” Tap “Your Payments” or “Manage Payment Methods.” Select the card you want to remove, tap “Edit,” and then choose “Remove from wallet.” Confirm the deletion, and the card is gone.
Set a New Default Card First
If the card you want to delete is your default payment method, you should designate a replacement before removing it. Go to Your Payments, select the card you want as your new default, click “Edit,” and check the box for “Set as the default payment method.” Once that’s saved, go back and delete the old card. If you remove your only saved payment method, Amazon will prompt you to add a new one the next time you check out.
Cards Tied to Open Orders
Removing a card from Your Payments does not automatically update any orders that are already in progress. If you have a pending or unshipped order charged to the card you’re deleting, that order will still try to bill the old card. To fix this, go to “Your Orders,” find the pending order, and select “Change payment method” before you delete the card. Otherwise, the charge may fail, and Amazon will email you asking to update payment before shipping.
Subscriptions and Recurring Charges
If the card you’re removing is linked to Amazon Prime, Subscribe & Save deliveries, Kindle Unlimited, Audible, or any other Amazon subscription, you need to update those separately. Deleting the card from your wallet doesn’t cancel subscriptions. It just leaves them without a valid payment method, which can cause failed renewals or service interruptions.
For Prime, go to “Your Prime Membership” in account settings and update the payment method there. For Subscribe & Save, visit “Your Subscribe & Save Items” and change the card on file. Audible and Kindle Unlimited each have their own subscription management pages where you can swap in a new card.
When Amazon Won’t Let You Remove a Card
Occasionally Amazon blocks deletion of a card. This usually happens for one of two reasons: the card is the only payment method on the account and there’s an active subscription tied to it, or the card is attached to an open order that hasn’t shipped yet. In both cases, resolve the dependency first. Add a new payment method, reassign any subscriptions or pending orders, and then try deleting the card again.
If you’re part of an Amazon Household and share payment methods with another adult on the account, removing a card from your wallet removes it from yours only. The other household member’s saved payment methods are managed separately through their own account.
After You Delete the Card
Once you remove a credit card, Amazon no longer stores that card number for future purchases. If you later want to use the same card again, you’ll need to re-enter the full card details. One-click purchase settings will also update to reflect whatever default payment method remains on file. If you deleted the card for security reasons, such as a lost or compromised card, removing it from Amazon prevents any new charges but won’t affect transactions already processed. Contact your card issuer directly to dispute unauthorized charges or freeze the account.