diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
index 08a010910..e6fbf12e7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list.html
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@
                         </form>
                         {% endif %}
 
-                        {% if list.user == request.user or list.curation == 'open' and item.user == request.user or list.group|is_member:request.user %}
+                        {% if item.user == request.user or list.curation == 'open' and item.user == request.user or list.group|is_member:request.user %}
                         <form
                             name="remove-book-{{ item.id }}"
                             method="post"
-                            action="{% url 'list-remove-book' list.id %}"
+                            action="{{ remove_book_url }}"
                             class="card-footer-item"
                         >
                             {% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 936327e6f..a74f1cd8b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -770,6 +770,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.book_add_suggestion,
         name="book-add-suggestion",
     ),
+    re_path(
+        rf"{BOOK_PATH}/suggestions/remove/?$",
+        views.book_remove_suggestion,
+        name="book-remove-suggestion",
+    ),
     re_path(
         r"^author/(?P<author_id>\d+)/update/(?P<connector_identifier>[\w\.]+)/?$",
         views.update_author_from_remote,
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 751211508..7aa86b6b5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ from .list.list import (
 
 # suggestion lists
 from .suggestion_list import SuggestionList
-from .suggestion_list import book_add_suggestion
+from .suggestion_list import book_add_suggestion, book_remove_suggestion
 
 # misc views
 from .author import Author, EditAuthor, update_author_from_remote
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/list/list.py b/bookwyrm/views/list/list.py
index c1e43a726..2ad970390 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/list/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/list/list.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class List(View):
             "add_failed": add_failed,
             "add_succeeded": add_succeeded,
             "add_book_url": reverse("list-add-book"),
+            "remove_book_url": reverse("list-remove-book", args=[list_id]),
         }
 
         if request.user.is_authenticated:
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/suggestion_list.py b/bookwyrm/views/suggestion_list.py
index 3c1635ef5..15ba5e132 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/suggestion_list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/suggestion_list.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from bookwyrm import forms, models
 from bookwyrm.activitypub import ActivitypubResponse
 from bookwyrm.settings import PAGE_LENGTH
 from bookwyrm.views import Book
-from bookwyrm.views.helpers import is_api_request
+from bookwyrm.views.helpers import is_api_request, redirect_to_referer
 from bookwyrm.views.list.list import get_list_suggestions
 
 # pylint: disable=no-self-use
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class SuggestionList(View):
             "add_failed": add_failed,
             "add_succeeded": add_succeeded,
             "add_book_url": reverse("book-add-suggestion", args=[book_id]),
+            "remove_book_url": reverse("book-remove-suggestion", args=[book_id]),
         }
 
         if request.user.is_authenticated:
@@ -97,4 +98,17 @@ def book_add_suggestion(request, book_id):
     item = form.save(request, commit=False)
     item.save()
 
-    return Book().get(request, book_id, add_succeeded=True)
+    return redirect_to_referer(request)
+
+
+@require_POST
+@login_required
+def book_remove_suggestion(request, _):
+    """remove a book from a suggestion list"""
+    item = get_object_or_404(models.SuggestionListItem, id=request.POST.get("item"))
+    item.raise_not_deletable(request.user)
+
+    with transaction.atomic():
+        item.delete()
+
+    return redirect_to_referer(request)