ICloud backup/storage

I have just got a 5s and backed it up from iCloud (everything from my iPhone 4). Can I now delete the last backup from the iPhone 4 to free up storage or will I lose the content from my 5s (as its all the same stuff)?
I can't back up my 5s now as there's not enough storage. I have 15gb of storage in I cloud but it's showing 7.6gb on my iPhone 4 then about 1gb on my iPad. Having transferred everything from the 4 to 5s means that the 5s has 7.6gb too so I can't backup both and obviously I only need it once!
Thanks in advance

Hello Liseoo,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iCloud: Managing your iCloud storage
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847
Deleting backups and turning off Backup for your device
iOS 5 and later
Tap Settings, then tap the iCloud icon.
Tap Storage & Backup.
Tap Manage Storage.
Tap your iOS device in the Backups area.
Tap Delete Backup.
You will be asked to confirm this change. Deleting this backup will also turn off Backup of your iOS device. Choose Turn Off & Delete if you want to turn off Backup and remove all backups for this iOS device from iCloud.
Best of luck,
Mario

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