diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/browse-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/browse-list.scss
index b0d8255f7..1f377ef84 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/browse-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/browse-list.scss
@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@
     margin-bottom: $gutter-half;
   }
 
-  &-link-destructive {
-    color: $error-colour;
-
-    &:visited,
-    &:link {
-      color: $error-colour;
-    }
-
-    &:hover {
-      color: $mellow-red;
-    }
-  }
-
   &-hint {
     @include core-19;
     margin: 5px 0 10px 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/page-footer.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/page-footer.scss
index cdf95ff65..56611d425 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/page-footer.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/page-footer.scss
@@ -8,26 +8,9 @@
     line-height: 40px;
     padding: 1px 0 0 15px;
 
-    a {
-
-      &:visited,
-      &:link {
-        color: $error-colour;
-        display: inline-block;
-        vertical-align: center;
-      }
-
-      &:hover,
-      &:active {
-        color: $mellow-red;
-      }
-
-    }
-
   }
 
   &-delete-link-without-button {
-    @include core-19;
     padding: 0;
     display: inline-block;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss
index 61dba8ed5..3b4a4a49b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss
@@ -212,15 +212,6 @@
       color: $error-colour;
       font-weight: bold;
 
-      a {
-
-        &:link,
-        &:visited {
-          color: $error-colour;
-        }
-
-      }
-
       .status-hint {
         display: block;
         font-weight: normal;
@@ -356,22 +347,12 @@
       background: transparent;
     }
 
-    &:hover {
-      color: $link-hover-colour;
-    }
-
-    &:active,
-    &:focus {
-
-      color: $black;
-
-      &:before {
-        border-color: $yellow;
-        border-style: solid;
-        border-width: 15px 3px 15px 15px;
-        right: -3px;
-      }
-
+    &:active:before,
+    &:focus:before {
+      border-color: $yellow;
+      border-style: solid;
+      border-width: 15px 3px 15px 15px;
+      right: -3px;
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/app/templates/components/browse-list.html b/app/templates/components/browse-list.html
index 8d7b4aad6..b75d09218 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/browse-list.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/browse-list.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {% for item in items %}
           {% if item.title and item.link %}
             <li class="browse-list-item">
-              <a href="{{ item.link }}" class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state{% if item.destructive %} browse-list-link-destructive{% endif %}">{{ item.title }}</a>
+              <a href="{{ item.link }}" class="govuk-link govuk-link--{% if item.destructive %}--destructive{% else %}--no-visited-state{% endif %}">{{ item.title }}</a>
               {% if item.hint %}
                 <div class="browse-list-hint">
                   {{ item.hint }}
diff --git a/app/templates/components/table.html b/app/templates/components/table.html
index 71be2b57f..4eba1c54e 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/table.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/table.html
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@
   {% if not notification %}
     {% call field(align='right') %}{% endcall %}
   {% else %}
+    {% set status = notification.status|format_notification_status_as_field_status(notification.notification_type) %}
     {% call field(
-      status=notification.status|format_notification_status_as_field_status(notification.notification_type),
+      status=status,
       align='right'
     ) %}
       {% if displayed_on_single_line %}<span class="align-with-message-body">{% endif %}
       {% if notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) %}
-        <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) }}">
+        <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--{% if status == 'error' %}destructive{% else %}no-visited-state{% endif %}" href="{{ notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) }}">
       {% endif %}
       {{ notification.status|format_notification_status(notification.template.template_type) }}
       {% if notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) %}
diff --git a/app/templates/partials/notifications/status.html b/app/templates/partials/notifications/status.html
index 85dd87b01..c8124b94b 100644
--- a/app/templates/partials/notifications/status.html
+++ b/app/templates/partials/notifications/status.html
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 <div class="ajax-block-container">
-  <p class="notification-status {{ notification.status|format_notification_status_as_field_status(notification.notification_type) }}">
-    {% if notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) %}
-      <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) }}">
+  {% set field_status = notification.status|format_notification_status_as_field_status(notification.notification_type) %}
+  {% set status_url = notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) %}
+  <p class="notification-status {{ field_status }}">
+    {% if status_url %}
+      <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ status_url }}">
     {% endif %}
     {{ notification.status|format_notification_status(
       notification.template.template_type
     ) }}
-    {% if notification.status|format_notification_status_as_url(notification.notification_type) %}
+    {% if status_url %}
       </a>
     {% endif %}
     {% if sent_with_test_key %}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/api/whitelist.html b/app/templates/views/api/whitelist.html
index 264397842..ad2750650 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/api/whitelist.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/api/whitelist.html
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
       <ul>
         {% if form.email_addresses.errors %}
           <li>
-            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="#{{ form.email_addresses.name }}">Enter valid email addresses</a>
+            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="#{{ form.email_addresses.name }}">Enter valid email addresses</a>
           </li>
         {% endif %}
         {% if form.phone_numbers.errors %}
           <li>
-            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="#{{ form.phone_numbers.name }}">Enter valid phone numbers</a>
+            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="#{{ form.phone_numbers.name }}">Enter valid phone numbers</a>
           </li>
         {% endif %}
       </ul>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/find-users/user-information.html b/app/templates/views/find-users/user-information.html
index 43bb4c5c3..e45b948c5 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/find-users/user-information.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/find-users/user-information.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       {% endif %}
       {% if user.state == 'active' %}
         <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
-          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('main.archive_user', user_id=user.id) }}">
+          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('main.archive_user', user_id=user.id) }}">
             Archive user
           </a>
         </span>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/jobs/job.html b/app/templates/views/jobs/job.html
index 2e06b56a4..e8cbf7f6c 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/jobs/job.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/jobs/job.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       <div class="js-stick-at-bottom-when-scrolling">
         <div class="page-footer">
           <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
-            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('main.cancel_letter_job', service_id=current_service.id, job_id=job.id) }}">Cancel sending these letters</a>
+            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('main.cancel_letter_job', service_id=current_service.id, job_id=job.id) }}">Cancel sending these letters</a>
           </span>
     {% else %}
       <div>&nbsp;</div>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html b/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html
index ea9bbda9c..288cb7ee4 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <div class="page-footer">
           {% if show_cancel_button %}
             <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
-              <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('main.cancel_letter', service_id=current_service.id, notification_id=notification_id) }}">Cancel sending this letter</a>
+              <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('main.cancel_letter', service_id=current_service.id, notification_id=notification_id) }}">Cancel sending this letter</a>
             </span>
           {% else %}
             <div>&nbsp;</div>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/service-settings.html b/app/templates/views/service-settings.html
index 2e819dd6a..3b1db42c0 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/service-settings.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/service-settings.html
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@
     {% if current_service.active and (current_service.trial_mode or current_user.platform_admin) %}
       <p class="top-gutter-1-2">
         <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
-          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('.archive_service', service_id=current_service.id) }}">
+          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('.archive_service', service_id=current_service.id) }}">
             Delete this service
           </a>
         </span>
         {% if current_user.platform_admin %}
           <span class="page-footer-delete-link">
-            <a href="{{ url_for('.suspend_service', service_id=current_service.id) }}" class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state page-footer-delete-link">
+            <a href="{{ url_for('.suspend_service', service_id=current_service.id) }}" class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive page-footer-delete-link">
                 Suspend service
               </a>
           </span>
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
           Service suspended
         </div>
         <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
-          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('.resume_service', service_id=current_service.id) }}">
+          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('.resume_service', service_id=current_service.id) }}">
             Resume service
           </a>
         </span>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/template.html b/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
index bce2ec075..f9e00c136 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@
     {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') and user_has_template_permission %}
       {% if not template._template.archived %}
         <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button bottom-gutter-2-3">
-          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('.delete_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Delete this template</a>
+          <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('.delete_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Delete this template</a>
         </span>
         &emsp;
       {% endif %}
       {% if template.template_type != 'letter' %}
         {% if not template._template.redact_personalisation %}
           <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
-            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="{{ url_for('.confirm_redact_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Hide personalisation after sending</a>
+            <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--destructive" href="{{ url_for('.confirm_redact_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Hide personalisation after sending</a>
           </span>
         {% else %}
           <p class="hint">Personalisation is hidden after sending</p>