diff --git a/cfp/templates/cfp/participant_confirm_delete.html b/cfp/templates/cfp/participant_confirm_delete.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8dbf19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfp/templates/cfp/participant_confirm_delete.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% load crispy_forms_tags i18n %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="row">
+  <div class="col-md-12">
+    <form method="POST" class="form-horizontal col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
+      {% csrf_token %}
+      <div class="form-group">
+        {% blocktrans %}Are you really sure that you want to delete a speaker ?{% endblocktrans %}
+      </div>
+      {{ form|crispy }}
+      <div class="col-md-12 text-center">
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-warning text-center">{% trans "Yes, Delete" %}</button>
+        <a href="javascript:history.back()" class="btn btn-default text-center">{% trans "Nope, Abort" %}</a>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/cfp/templates/cfp/staff/participant_details.html b/cfp/templates/cfp/staff/participant_details.html
index 323343b..35dc4b3 100644
--- a/cfp/templates/cfp/staff/participant_details.html
+++ b/cfp/templates/cfp/staff/participant_details.html
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
     {% if participant.vip %}<span class="badge">{% trans "VIP" %}</span>{% endif %}
 </h1>
 
-<p><a class="btn btn-success" href="{% url 'participant-edit' participant.pk %}">{% trans "Edit" %}</a></p>
+<p>
+<a class="btn btn-success" href="{% url 'participant-edit' participant.pk %}">{% trans "Edit" %}</a>
+{% if not participant.talk_set.exists %} -
+<a class="btn btn-danger" href="{% url 'participant-remove' participant.pk %}" >{% trans "Remove" %}</a>
+{% endif %}
+</p>
 
 <h2>{% trans "Biography" %}</h2>
 <p>{{ participant.biography|linebreaksbr }}</p>
diff --git a/cfp/urls.py b/cfp/urls.py
index 13dd32a..3b7fcbf 100644
--- a/cfp/urls.py
+++ b/cfp/urls.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^staff/speakers/(?P<participant_id>[0-9]+)/$', views.participant_details, name='participant-details'),
     url(r'^staff/speakers/(?P<participant_id>[0-9]+)/add-talk/$', views.participant_add_talk, name='participant-add-talk'),
     url(r'^staff/speakers/(?P<participant_id>[0-9]+)/edit/$', views.ParticipantUpdate.as_view(), name='participant-edit'),
+    url(r'^staff/speakers/(?P<participant_id>[0-9]+)/remove/$', views.ParticipantRemove.as_view(), name='participant-remove'),
     url(r'^staff/tracks/$', views.TrackList.as_view(), name='track-list'),
     url(r'^staff/tracks/add/$', views.TrackCreate.as_view(), name='track-add'),
     url(r'^staff/tracks/(?P<slug>[-\w]+)/edit/$', views.TrackUpdate.as_view(), name='track-edit'),
diff --git a/cfp/views.py b/cfp/views.py
index 7be8dcd..75c1881 100644
--- a/cfp/views.py
+++ b/cfp/views.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from django.views.generic import FormView, TemplateView
+from django.views.generic import DeleteView, FormView, TemplateView
 from django.contrib import messages
-from django.db.models import Q
+from django.db.models import Q, Count
 from django.views.generic import CreateView, DetailView, ListView, UpdateView
 from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -824,6 +824,15 @@ class ParticipantUpdate(StaffRequiredMixin, OnSiteFormMixin, UpdateView):
         )
 
 
+class ParticipantRemove(StaffRequiredMixin, OnSiteFormMixin, DeleteView):
+    slug_field = 'pk'
+    slug_url_kwarg = 'participant_id'
+    success_url = reverse_lazy('participant-list')
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        return Participant.objects.annotate(talk_count=Count('talk')).filter(talk_count=0)
+
+
 @staff_required
 def participant_add_talk(request, participant_id):
     participant = get_object_or_404(Participant, site=request.conference.site, pk=participant_id)