diff -u b/contrib/profile2_page.inc b/contrib/profile2_page.inc
--- b/contrib/profile2_page.inc
+++ b/contrib/profile2_page.inc
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
     $delete_button_label = t('Delete profile');
   }
   elseif (user_access("delete own $profile->type profile") && $user->uid === $profile->uid) {
-    $delete_button_label = t('Delete your profile');
+    $delete_button_label = t('Delete this profile');
   }
-  if (!empty($delete_button_label)) {
+  if (empty($profile->is_new) && !empty($delete_button_label)) {
     $form['actions']['delete'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',
       '#value' => $delete_button_label,
diff -u b/profile2.module b/profile2.module
--- b/profile2.module
+++ b/profile2.module
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@
       $profile = profile2_load_by_user($form['#user'], $form['#user_category']);
       if (empty($profile)) {
         $profile = profile2_create(array('type' => $form['#user_category'], 'uid' => $form['#user']->uid));
+        $profile->is_new = TRUE;
       }
       $form_state['profiles'][$profile->type] = $profile;
     }
@@ -387,9 +388,9 @@
       $str_button_value = t('Delete profile');
     }
     elseif (user_access("delete own $profile->type profile") && $user->uid === $profile->uid) {
-      $str_button_value = t('Delete your profile');
+      $str_button_value = t('Delete this profile');
     }
-    if (!empty($str_button_value)) {
+    if (empty($profile->is_new) && !empty($str_button_value)) {
       $form['actions']['delete'] = array(
         '#type' => 'submit',
         '#value' => $str_button_value,