diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index 758dd98ad..ceaab018c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 <div class="details">
   <% if !current_user.eligible_sysadmin? %>
     <%= link_to "Review Contents", project_contents_path(@project.id), class: "btn btn-primary btn-sm" %>
-    <%= link_to "Withdraw Project Request", "", class: "btn btn-secondary btn-sm" %>
     <%= link_to "Return to Dashboard", root_path, class: "btn btn-primary btn-sm" %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@
   <% if current_user.eligible_sysadmin? %>
     <% if @project.pending? %>
       <%= link_to "Approve Project", project_approve_path(@project.id), class: "btn btn-primary btn-sm" %>
-      <%= link_to "Deny Project", "", class: "btn btn-secondary btn-sm" %>
       <%= link_to " View Create Script", "#", class: "bi bi-code btn btn-secondary btn-sm", id: "create-script-btn" %>
     <% end %>
     <%= link_to "Review Contents", project_contents_path(@project.id), class: "btn btn-primary btn-sm" %>
diff --git a/spec/system/project_show_spec.rb b/spec/system/project_show_spec.rb
index 1a42d634f..5f441aca9 100644
--- a/spec/system/project_show_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/project_show_spec.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
             # Per ticket #1114 sponsor users no longer have edit access
             expect(page).not_to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Edit") # button next to role and description heading
             expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Review Contents")
-            expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Withdraw Project Request")
             expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Return to Dashboard")
             click_on("Return to Dashboard")
             expect(page).to have_content("Welcome, #{sponsor_user.given_name}!")
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@
             click_on("Return to Dashboard")
             expect(page).to have_content("Welcome, #{sponsor_user.given_name}!")
             find(:xpath, "//h2[text()='#{project_in_mediaflux.title}']").click
-            expect(page).to have_link("Withdraw Project Request")
           end
         end
         context "SysAdmin" do
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@
             expect(page).to have_css ".pending"
             expect(page).not_to have_link("Edit")
             expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Approve Project")
-            expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Deny Project")
             expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Review Contents")
           end
         end
@@ -248,7 +245,6 @@
         expect(page).not_to have_content "This project has not been saved to Mediaflux"
         expect(page).not_to have_content pending_text
         expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Approve Project")
-        expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Deny Project")
         expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Return to Dashboard")
       end
 
@@ -270,7 +266,6 @@
         expect(page).to have_content "This project has not been saved to Mediaflux"
         expect(page).to have_content pending_text
         expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Approve Project")
-        expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Deny Project")
         expect(page).to have_selector(:link_or_button, "Return to Dashboard")
       end
     end