The invention discloses a wax removal method for a crude oil well. The wax removal method comprises the following steps of (A) fixing a winch next to the oil well, fixing a fixed wheel at the upper part of an oil well inlet, connecting one end of a wire rope and the winch, and connecting the other end of the wire rope and one end of a connection shaft after bypassing the fixed wheel; (B) starting the winch, lengthening the wire rope to make a wax removal assembly fall off along the diameter of the oil well, simultaneously starting a drive device, making a scraper assembly rotate around the connection shaft, and scraping a wax layer on the well wall; and (C) starting the winch, shortening the wire rope, and making the wax removal assembly drop out of the oil well. The wax removal assembly is put into the oil well requiring wax removal through the devices, such as the winch, and the wax on the wall of the oil well is scraped by a scraper blade in the scraper assembly, so that the negative conditions, such as crude oil circulation channel reduction, oil pressure rise and oil pipe blockage, are avoided to ensure smooth normal crude oil circulation and crude oil exploitation.