diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/ipn.py b/r2/r2/controllers/ipn.py
index 35e30addf..7b1c1a362 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/ipn.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/ipn.py
@@ -953,8 +953,7 @@ class StripeController(GoldPaymentController):
                 # to cancel the charge
                 g.log.error('no account for stripe invoice: %s', invoice)
                 try:
-                    customer = stripe.Customer.retrieve(customer_id)
-                    customer.delete()
+                    cancel_stripe_subscription(customer_id)
                 except stripe.InvalidRequestError:
                     pass
         elif status == 'customer.subscription.deleted':
@@ -1075,8 +1074,7 @@ class StripeController(GoldPaymentController):
         if not user.has_stripe_subscription:
             return
 
-        customer = stripe.Customer.retrieve(user.gold_subscr_id)
-        customer.delete()
+        cancel_stripe_subscription(user.gold_subscr_id)
 
         user.gold_subscr_id = None
         user._commit()
@@ -1389,3 +1387,8 @@ def reverse_gold_purchase(transaction_id):
             message = 'sorry, but the payment was reversed'
             send_system_message(recipient, subject, message)
     update_gold_transaction(transaction_id, 'reversed')
+
+
+def cancel_stripe_subscription(user):
+    customer = stripe.Customer.retrieve(user.gold_subscr_id)
+    customer.delete()
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index be03f55d7..2a3e514b1 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ from r2.models import (
 from r2.models.bidding import Bid
 from r2.models.gold import (
     calculate_server_seconds,
+    days_to_pennies,
+    paypal_subscription_url,
     gold_payments_by_user,
     gold_received_by_user,
-    days_to_pennies,
     get_current_value_of_month,
     gold_goal_on,
     gold_revenue_steady,
@@ -1104,7 +1105,12 @@ class PrefApps(Templated):
 
 class PrefDelete(Templated):
     """Preference form for deleting a user's own account."""
-    pass
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.has_paypal_subscription = c.user.has_paypal_subscription
+        if self.has_paypal_subscription:
+            self.paypal_subscr_id = c.user.gold_subscr_id
+            self.paypal_url = paypal_subscription_url()
+        Templated.__init__(self)
 
 
 class MessagePage(Reddit):
@@ -2042,6 +2048,7 @@ class ProfileBar(Templated):
 
                 if user.has_paypal_subscription:
                     self.paypal_subscr_id = user.gold_subscr_id
+                    self.paypal_url = paypal_subscription_url()
                 if user.has_stripe_subscription:
                     self.stripe_customer_id = user.gold_subscr_id
 
@@ -2711,7 +2718,7 @@ class GoldSubscription(Templated):
         if user.has_paypal_subscription:
             self.has_paypal_subscription = True
             self.paypal_subscr_id = user.gold_subscr_id
-            self.paypal_url = "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_subscr-find&alias=%s" % g.goldthanks_email
+            self.paypal_url = paypal_subscription_url()
         else:
             self.has_paypal_subscription = False
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/gold.py b/r2/r2/models/gold.py
index 41066628a..79df02f49 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/gold.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/gold.py
@@ -513,6 +513,10 @@ def get_subscription_details(user):
     return _get_subscription_details(user.gold_subscr_id)
 
 
+def paypal_subscription_url():
+    return "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_subscr-find&alias=%s" % g.goldthanks_email
+
+
 def get_discounted_price(gold_price):
     discount = float(getattr(g, 'BTC_DISCOUNT', '0'))
     price = (gold_price.pennies * (1 - discount)) / 100.
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/prefdelete.html b/r2/r2/templates/prefdelete.html
index 563fbf61b..602684bbc 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/prefdelete.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/prefdelete.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <%!
    from r2.lib.filters import safemarkdown, jssafe
 %>
-<%namespace file="utils.html" import="error_field"/>
+<%namespace file="utils.html" import="error_field, text_with_links"/>
 <%namespace name="utils" file="utils.html"/>
 
 <h1>${_("delete your reddit account")}</h1>
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@
   </%utils:round_field>
 </div>
 
+%if thing.has_paypal_subscription:
+  <div class="spacer">
+    <%utils:round_field title="${_('please cancel your gold subscription!')}">
+      <div class="rounded white-field">
+        <div class="gold-subscription">
+          ${text_with_links(
+            _("log in to %%(paypal_link)s to cancel your subscription (%(subscr_id)s).") % dict(subscr_id=thing.paypal_subscr_id),
+            paypal_link=dict(link_text="paypal", path=thing.paypal_url)
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </%utils:round_field>
+  </div>
+%endif 
+
 <div class="spacer">
   <%utils:round_field title="${_('why are you deleting this account?')}" description="(${_('optional')})">
     <textarea name="delete_message" id="delete-message"></textarea>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/profilebar.html b/r2/r2/templates/profilebar.html
index 87e1e0fd3..fc6c78c77 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/profilebar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/profilebar.html
@@ -101,11 +101,8 @@
           <a href="/gold/about">${_("view gold features/benefits")}</a>
         </div>
         %if hasattr(thing, "paypal_subscr_id"):
-          <%  
-            paypal_link = ("https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_subscr-find&alias=%s" % g.goldthanks_email)
-           %>
            <div>
-            <a href=${paypal_link}>
+            <a href=${thing.paypal_url}>
               ${_("Recurring Paypal subscription")}
             </a>
             &#32;