diff --git a/shop/forms.py b/shop/forms.py
index cf249a7f8c400dc89dd16f050f26fb761a2368ee..4f5bc5c25a9b08876411a7b2361742b09889b19c 100644
--- a/shop/forms.py
+++ b/shop/forms.py
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ class addToCart(FlaskForm):
     submit = SubmitField('Confirm')
 
 class removeFormCart(FlaskForm):
-    item_id_remove = StringField('Enter item id of item that you wish to remove')
     clear_all = BooleanField('Clear all?')
     submit = SubmitField('Confirm')
 
 class removeFormWishlist(FlaskForm):
-    item_id_remove = StringField('Enter item id of item that you wish to remove')
     clear_all = BooleanField('Clear all?')
     submit = SubmitField('Confirm')
 
diff --git a/shop/routes.py b/shop/routes.py
index d5488f5bb11f19330375ce1f1daba8b6255086a6..cabe86a132cdd567973885427f0b07902cec5576 100644
--- a/shop/routes.py
+++ b/shop/routes.py
@@ -131,30 +131,32 @@ def cart():
     cart_list = make_lists_out[0]
     cart_id_list = make_lists_out[1]
 
-    # performs the functionality of the remove from cart form. If an item id is submitted it removes one case of that
-    # item from the current users cart list. If the remove all button is ticked it makes the current cart empty by
-    # making the users cart string ''.
+    # performs the functionality of the remove from cart form. If remove button pressed it removes one of those items
+    # from the cart item from the current users cart list. If the remove all button is ticked it makes the current cart
+    # empty by making the users cart string ''.
     # At the end it refreshes the page so that the removed item is not on the page.
 
     remove_form = removeFormCart()
 
     if remove_form.validate_on_submit() and remove_form.validate():
-        remove_item_id = remove_form.item_id_remove.data
         clear_all = remove_form.clear_all.data
-        if remove_item_id in cart_id_list:
-            cart_id_list.remove(remove_item_id)
-            new_cart_string = ''
-            for item_id in cart_id_list:
-                new_cart_string = new_cart_string + item_id + ' '
-            for c in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
-                c.cart = new_cart_string
-            db.session.commit()
         if clear_all:
-            for c in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
-                c.cart = ''
+            for user in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
+                user.cart = ''
             db.session.commit()
         return redirect(url_for('cart'))
 
+    elif request.method == 'POST':
+        remove_id = request.form['remove_id']
+        cart_id_list.remove(remove_id)
+        new_cart_string = ''
+        for item_id in cart_id_list:
+            new_cart_string = new_cart_string + item_id + ' '
+        for user in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
+            user.cart = new_cart_string
+        db.session.commit()
+        return redirect(url_for('cart'))
+
     # gets the total price of the cart and then decides on if the user is allowed free shipping and if not adds
     # shipping cost to the final price
     # repeated in checkout as need some of the variables created in the code to pass into template
@@ -189,22 +191,24 @@ def wishlist():
 
     remove_form = removeFormWishlist()
     if remove_form.validate_on_submit():
-        remove_item_id = remove_form.item_id_remove.data
         clear_all = remove_form.clear_all.data
-        if remove_item_id in wishlist_id_list:
-            wishlist_id_list.remove(remove_item_id)
-            new_wishlist_string = ''
-            for item_id in wishlist_id_list:
-                new_wishlist_string = new_wishlist_string + item_id + ' '
-            for c in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
-                c.wishlist = new_wishlist_string
-            db.session.commit()
         if clear_all:
-            for c in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
-                c.wishlist = ''
+            for user in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
+                user.wishlist = ''
             db.session.commit()
         return redirect(url_for('wishlist'))
 
+    elif request.method == 'POST':
+        remove_id = request.form['remove_id']
+        wishlist_id_list.remove(remove_id)
+        new_wishlist_string = ''
+        for item_id in wishlist_id_list:
+            new_wishlist_string = new_wishlist_string + item_id + ' '
+        for user in db.session.query(User).filter_by(id=current_user.get_id()):
+            user.wishlist = new_wishlist_string
+        db.session.commit()
+        return redirect(url_for('wishlist'))
+
     return render_template('wishlist.html', wishlist_list = wishlist_list, wishlist_size = len(wishlist_list), remove_form = remove_form)
 
 
diff --git a/shop/templates/cart.html b/shop/templates/cart.html
index b280c830ddbebf212e44e0470ebfe596c3a982bc..620760c7d5f0d918d3d1635a692adfeca32a6f6c 100644
--- a/shop/templates/cart.html
+++ b/shop/templates/cart.html
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
             <div class = "remove_form">
                 <form method="POST">
                     {{ remove_form.csrf_token }}
-                    <p class = "login_field">
-                      {{ remove_form.item_id_remove.label }} {{ remove_form.item_id_remove(class = "input_field") }}
-                    </p>
                     <p class = "login_field">
                         clear all? {{ remove_form.clear_all }} {{ remove_form.submit(class = "orange_button") }}
                     </p>
@@ -54,7 +51,10 @@
                 <img class = "item_cart_img" src = "{{ url_for('static', filename='images/' + item.product_image) }}" alt="background image"/></a>
             <p><a class = "item_shopping_name" href="/item?id={{item.product_id}}"><b>{{ item.product_name }}</b></a></p>
             <p class = "shopping_item_text">price: £{{ '{:,.2f}'.format(item.product_price) }}</p>
-            <p class = "shopping_item_text">item id: {{ item.product_id }}</p>
+            <form method = "post" style = "padding-top: 10px">
+                <input type = "hidden" name = "remove_id" value = {{ item.product_id }}>
+                <input class = "orange_button" type = "submit" value = "remove">
+            </form>
         </div>
     {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/shop/templates/wishlist.html b/shop/templates/wishlist.html
index 774c8708e69589878221453f8ddf23a07146b797..c5991216a7d9d9581ebee8ea55f3061f91cef064 100644
--- a/shop/templates/wishlist.html
+++ b/shop/templates/wishlist.html
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
             <div class = "remove_form">
                 <form method="POST">
                     {{ remove_form.csrf_token }}
-                    <p>
-                      {{ remove_form.item_id_remove.label }} {{ remove_form.item_id_remove(class = "field_order_by") }}
-                    </p>
-                    <p>
+                    <p class = "login_field">
                         clear all? {{ remove_form.clear_all }} {{ remove_form.submit(class = "orange_button") }}
                     </p>
                 </form>
@@ -37,9 +34,12 @@
         <div class = "cart_box" >
             <a href="/item?id={{item.product_id}}">
                 <img class = "item_cart_img" src = "{{ url_for('static', filename='images/' + item.product_image) }}" alt="product image"/></a>
-            <p><a class = "item_cart_name" href="/item?id={{item.product_id}}"><b>{{ item.product_name }}</b></a></p>
-            <p>price: £{{ item.product_price }}</p>
-            <p>item id: {{ item.product_id }}</p>
+            <p><a class = "item_shopping_name" href="/item?id={{item.product_id}}"><b>{{ item.product_name }}</b></a></p>
+            <p class = "shopping_item_text">price: £{{ item.product_price }}</p>
+            <form method = "post" style = "padding-top: 10px">
+                <input type = "hidden" name = "remove_id" value = {{ item.product_id }}>
+                <input class = "orange_button" type = "submit" value = "remove">
+            </form>
         </div>
 
     {% endfor %}