diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/delete_account/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/delete_account/index.tsx
index d5927f763..af4282aef 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/delete_account/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/delete_account/index.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { deleteAccount } from 'soapbox/actions/security';
 import snackbar from 'soapbox/actions/snackbar';
 import { Button, Card, CardBody, CardHeader, CardTitle, Form, FormActions, FormGroup, Input } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useAppDispatch, useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   passwordFieldLabel: { id: 'security.fields.password.label', defaultMessage: 'Password' },
   deleteHeader: { id: 'security.headers.delete', defaultMessage: 'Delete Account' },
   deleteText: { id: 'security.text.delete', defaultMessage: 'To delete your account, enter your password then click Delete Account. This is a permanent action that cannot be undone. Your account will be destroyed from this server, and a deletion request will be sent to other servers. It\'s not guaranteed that all servers will purge your account.' },
+  localDeleteText: { id: 'security.text.delete.local', defaultMessage: 'To delete your account, enter your password then click Delete Account. This is a permanent action that cannot be undone.' },
   deleteSubmit: { id: 'security.submit.delete', defaultMessage: 'Delete Account' },
   deleteAccountSuccess: { id: 'security.delete_account.success', defaultMessage: 'Account successfully deleted.' },
   deleteAccountFail: { id: 'security.delete_account.fail', defaultMessage: 'Account deletion failed.' },
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 const DeleteAccount = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const features = useFeatures();
 
   const [password, setPassword] = React.useState('');
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ const DeleteAccount = () => {
 
       <CardBody>
         <p className='text-gray-400 mb-4'>
-          {intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteText)}
+          {intl.formatMessage(features.federating ? messages.deleteText : messages.localDeleteText)}
         </p>
 
         <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>