diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx
index 7a9d942f8..3e5305210 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import type { Freight } from "@edr/types";
 
-import { PayNowButton } from "@/pages/bookings/payments/PayNowButton";
 import { api } from "@/services/api";
 import { bookingDocNoun } from "@/pages/bookings/clearance/bookingNextAction";
 import { deriveContractCustomerAction } from "./deriveContractCustomerAction";
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@ export function ContractCustomerAction({
       }
     : undefined;
 
-  if (action.type === "pay") {
-    return (
-      <PayNowButton booking={action.booking} label={action.label} size={size} />
-    );
-  }
-
   if (action.type === "initiate") {
     return (
       <InitiateBookingButton
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts
index 445c1ab6a..c73034c76 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { Freight } from "@edr/types";
 import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import {
-  CreditCard,
   Eye,
   FileSignature,
   PackagePlus,
@@ -26,13 +25,6 @@ export type ContractCustomerAction =
       primary: boolean;
       icon: LucideIcon;
     }
-  | {
-      type: "pay";
-      booking: Freight.IBooking;
-      label: string;
-      primary: boolean;
-      icon: LucideIcon;
-    }
   | {
       /** One-click bare booking instance (GENERAL non-customs) — mutation, not navigation. */
       type: "initiate";
@@ -42,22 +34,6 @@ export type ContractCustomerAction =
       icon: LucideIcon;
     };
 
-function findPayableBookingForContract(
-  contractId: string,
-  bookings: Freight.IBooking[],
-): Freight.IBooking | null {
-  return (
-    bookings.find((b) => {
-      if (b.contractId !== contractId) return false;
-      if (b.paymentStatus === "PAID") return false;
-      const isGeneral = b.bookingType === "GENERAL_CONTRACT";
-      return isGeneral
-        ? b.status === "FULLY_EXECUTED"
-        : b.status === "SELECTED_FOR_BATCH";
-    }) ?? null
-  );
-}
-
 /** Single best customer action for a contract row (list / home). */
 export function deriveContractCustomerAction(
   contract: Freight.IContract,
@@ -97,17 +73,8 @@ export function deriveContractCustomerAction(
     };
   }
 
-  const payable = findPayableBookingForContract(id, bookings);
-  if (payable) {
-    return {
-      type: "pay",
-      booking: payable,
-      label: "Pay now",
-      primary: true,
-      icon: CreditCard,
-    };
-  }
-
+  // Paying happens from the booking row/detail — contract rows never show
+  // "Pay now" (payable bookings fall through to the next action here).
   if (
     contract.customsClearingEnabled &&
     ["CLEARANCE_READY_FOR_BOOKING", "ACTIVE_SHIPMENT_IN_PROGRESS"].includes(