diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
index 2a28cb64..0a1b1c3f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@
             </span>
         </dd>
     </dl>
+
+    <div class="is-flex is-justify-content-space-between">
+        <form name="unschedule-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-unschedule' task.id %}">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <button class="button is-danger">{% trans "Delete schedule" %}</button>
+        </form>
+        <form name="run-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-run' %}">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <button class="button">{% trans "Run now" %}</button>
+            <p class="help">{% trans "Last run date will not be updated" %}</p>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+
     {% else %}
     <form name="schedule-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-schedule' %}">
         {% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 5abe7ac2..b458084e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.schedule_automod_task,
         name="settings-automod-schedule",
     ),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/automod/unschedule/(?P<task_id>\d+)/?$",
+        views.unschedule_automod_task,
+        name="settings-automod-unschedule",
+    ),
     re_path(
         r"^settings/automod/run/?$", views.run_automod, name="settings-automod-run"
     ),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index aa4d7299..f9392815 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # site admin
 from .admin.announcements import Announcements, Announcement
 from .admin.announcements import EditAnnouncement, delete_announcement
-from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete, run_automod, schedule_automod_task
+from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete, run_automod
+from .admin.automod import schedule_automod_task, unschedule_automod_task
 from .admin.dashboard import Dashboard
 from .admin.federation import Federation, FederatedServer
 from .admin.federation import AddFederatedServer, ImportServerBlocklist
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
index fbe6408c..f8c3e8e6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
@@ -64,14 +64,23 @@ def schedule_automod_task(request):
     return redirect("settings-automod")
 
 
+@require_POST
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def unschedule_automod_task(request, task_id):
+    """unscheduler"""
+    get_object_or_404(PeriodicTask, id=task_id).delete()
+    return redirect("settings-automod")
+
+
 @require_POST
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 def automod_delete(request, rule_id):
     """Remove a rule"""
-    rule = get_object_or_404(models.AutoMod, id=rule_id)
-    rule.delete()
+    get_object_or_404(models.AutoMod, id=rule_id).delete()
     return redirect("settings-automod")