How to remove an account from your MetaMask

This guide shows you how to hide or remove an account from your MetaMask wallet.

• Hide: Any account you've added to MetaMask can easily be hidden from your account selector menu, allowing you to view the accounts that are most important to you more easily.

• Remove: Depending on the account type (usually some imported accounts and hardware wallets), you may also be able to remove accounts from your MetaMask instance altogether. TL;DR: You can only remove accounts if you see the 'Remove account' option in the account selector menu. Otherwise, you can only hide them.

Hide an account

Hiding an account removes it from your main accounts list without deleting it. You can unhide it at any time.

1. Open the account selector by clicking your account name at the top of the wallet view.
2. Click the gear icon in the top right to manage your accounts.
3. Click the eye icon to the right of the account you want to hide.

Hidden accounts stay in the list behind the gear icon, greyed out. To unhide an account, click the crossed-out eye icon next to it.

Remove an account

How do I remove created accounts?

It is not possible to remove created accounts (additional accounts derived from your SRP), as your address remains permanently on the blockchain. You can "hide" any accounts you don't wish to see anymore by following the steps above.

You can only remove imported accounts and external accounts that you imported with a private key or JSON file (such as a hardware wallet) if on an SRP-only wallet; if you created your wallet using a Google/Apple/Telegram account, you can only hide accounts, not remove them as they will be forever linked to your Google/Apple/Telegram account.

On Mobile, only hardware wallet accounts can be removed. Accounts you imported using a private key cannot be removed on Mobile.

Accounts you've added using the 'Add account' button in MetaMask cannot be removed. See below for more information, or consider hiding them for a potential workaround.

• Extension
• Mobile

Navigate to your accounts by clicking the account selector at the top of the screen. Here you will see any accounts you've imported like 'Hardware wallets' and 'Private keys'.

In the account selector dropdown, click on the three vertical dots menu to the right of the imported account. This will open the menu where you can click 'Account details' > 'Remove account'.

On Mobile, only hardware wallet accounts can be removed. Accounts imported via private key, and accounts derived from your Secret Recovery Phrase, cannot be removed on Mobile. To remove a private key account, use the Extension.

To remove a hardware wallet account on Mobile:

1. In wallet view, tap on your account name to bring up the account selector screen.
2. In the dropdown, tap on the three vertical dots to the right of the account.
3. Tap 'Account details' > 'Remove account'.