diff --git a/native/profile/linked-devices-bottom-sheet.react.js b/native/profile/linked-devices-bottom-sheet.react.js
--- a/native/profile/linked-devices-bottom-sheet.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/linked-devices-bottom-sheet.react.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 export type LinkedDevicesBottomSheetParams = {
   +deviceID: string,
+  +shouldDisplayRemoveButton: boolean,
 };
 
 type Props = {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
   const {
     navigation,
     route: {
-      params: { deviceID },
+      params: { deviceID, shouldDisplayRemoveButton },
     },
   } = props;
 
@@ -134,6 +135,18 @@
     );
   }, [insets.bottom, setContentHeight]);
 
+  let removeDeviceButton;
+  if (shouldDisplayRemoveButton) {
+    removeDeviceButton = (
+      <Button
+        style={styles.removeButtonContainer}
+        onPress={confirmDeviceRemoval}
+      >
+        <Text style={styles.removeButtonText}>Remove device</Text>
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <BottomSheet ref={bottomSheetRef} onClosed={goBack}>
       <View
@@ -141,12 +154,7 @@
         ref={removeDeviceContainerRef}
         onLayout={onLayout}
       >
-        <Button
-          style={styles.removeButtonContainer}
-          onPress={confirmDeviceRemoval}
-        >
-          <Text style={styles.removeButtonText}>Remove device</Text>
-        </Button>
+        {removeDeviceButton}
       </View>
     </BottomSheet>
   );
diff --git a/native/profile/linked-devices-list-item.react.js b/native/profile/linked-devices-list-item.react.js
--- a/native/profile/linked-devices-list-item.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/linked-devices-list-item.react.js
@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@
   +platformDetails: ?IdentityPlatformDetails,
   +isPrimary: boolean,
   +isThisDevice: boolean,
+  +shouldAllowDeviceRemoval: boolean,
 };
 
 function LinkedDevicesListItem(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { deviceID, platformDetails, isPrimary, isThisDevice } = props;
+  const {
+    deviceID,
+    platformDetails,
+    isPrimary,
+    isThisDevice,
+    shouldAllowDeviceRemoval,
+  } = props;
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const colors = useColors();
@@ -30,13 +37,17 @@
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
   const onPress = React.useCallback(() => {
+    if (!shouldAllowDeviceRemoval) {
+      return;
+    }
     navigate<'LinkedDevicesBottomSheet'>({
       name: LinkedDevicesBottomSheetRouteName,
       params: {
         deviceID,
+        shouldDisplayRemoveButton: shouldAllowDeviceRemoval,
       },
     });
-  }, [deviceID, navigate]);
+  }, [deviceID, navigate, shouldAllowDeviceRemoval]);
 
   const deviceType = platformDetails?.deviceType;
 
diff --git a/native/profile/linked-devices.react.js b/native/profile/linked-devices.react.js
--- a/native/profile/linked-devices.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/linked-devices.react.js
@@ -22,22 +22,32 @@
 
 function renderDeviceListItem({
   item,
-  index,
   thisDeviceID,
+  isPrimary,
+  allowEdits,
 }: {
   +item: DeviceIDAndPlatformDetails,
-  +index: number,
   +thisDeviceID: ?string,
+  +isPrimary: boolean,
+  +allowEdits: boolean,
   ...
 }) {
+  const isThisDevice = item.deviceID === thisDeviceID;
+  const shouldAllowDeviceRemoval = allowEdits && !isPrimary && !isThisDevice;
   return (
     <LinkedDevicesListItem
       {...item}
-      isPrimary={index === 0}
-      isThisDevice={item.deviceID === thisDeviceID}
+      isPrimary={isPrimary}
+      isThisDevice={isThisDevice}
+      shouldAllowDeviceRemoval={shouldAllowDeviceRemoval}
     />
   );
 }
+
+type ViewerInfo = {
+  deviceID: ?string,
+  canEdit: boolean,
+};
 type Props = {
   +navigation: ProfileNavigationProp<'LinkedDevices'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'LinkedDevices'>,
@@ -48,18 +58,25 @@
 
   const userDevicesInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<DeviceIDAndPlatformDetails> =
     useSelector(getOwnPeerDevices);
+  const primaryDeviceID = userDevicesInfos[0].deviceID;
 
   const identityContext = React.useContext(IdentityClientContext);
   invariant(identityContext, 'identity context not set');
   const { getAuthMetadata } = identityContext;
-  const [thisDeviceID, setThisDeviceID] = React.useState<?string>(null);
+  const [viewerInfo, setViewerInfo] = React.useState<ViewerInfo>({
+    deviceID: null,
+    canEdit: false,
+  });
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
       const { deviceID } = await getAuthMetadata();
-      setThisDeviceID(deviceID);
+      setViewerInfo({
+        deviceID,
+        canEdit: deviceID === primaryDeviceID,
+      });
     })();
-  }, [getAuthMetadata]);
+  }, [getAuthMetadata, primaryDeviceID]);
 
   const separatorComponent = React.useCallback(
     () => <View style={styles.separator} />,
@@ -73,7 +90,12 @@
         <FlatList
           data={userDevicesInfos}
           renderItem={({ item, index }) =>
-            renderDeviceListItem({ item, index, thisDeviceID })
+            renderDeviceListItem({
+              item,
+              isPrimary: index === 0,
+              thisDeviceID: viewerInfo.deviceID,
+              allowEdits: viewerInfo.canEdit,
+            })
           }
           keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
           contentContainerStyle={styles.deviceListContentContainer}
@@ -82,12 +104,12 @@
       </View>
     ),
     [
-      separatorComponent,
-      userDevicesInfos,
       styles.container,
       styles.header,
       styles.deviceListContentContainer,
-      thisDeviceID,
+      userDevicesInfos,
+      separatorComponent,
+      viewerInfo,
     ],
   );