How to delete one of the two admin accounts on my Mac

When I migrated from a ppc to OSX I found that I have 2 admin accounts. One from the old computer. I want to delete the old account but am afraid
That action will do a lot of harm

Ensure that account's not currently logged in, open the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences, unlock the pane, select it, and press the - button.
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