diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/template.html b/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
index 66142db28..80623185f 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@
       <br/>
     {% endif %}
     {% if current_user.has_permissions(permissions=['manage_templates'], admin_override=True) %}
-      <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button bottom-gutter-2-3">
-        <a href="{{ url_for('.delete_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Delete this template</a>
-      </span>
-      &emsp;
+      {% if not template._template.archived %}
+        <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button bottom-gutter-2-3">
+          <a href="{{ url_for('.delete_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Delete this template</a>
+        </span>
+        &emsp;
+      {% endif %}
       {% if not template._template.redact_personalisation %}
         <span class="page-footer-delete-link page-footer-delete-link-without-button">
           <a href="{{ url_for('.confirm_redact_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">Hide personalisation after sending</a>
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index 13f87c697..d6c258bdf 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ def test_should_show_page_for_a_deleted_template(
     assert url_for("main.edit_service_template", service_id=fake_uuid, template_id=fake_uuid) not in content
     assert url_for("main.send_test", service_id=fake_uuid, template_id=fake_uuid) not in content
     assert page.select('p.hint')[0].text.strip() == 'This template was deleted today at 3:00pm.'
+    assert 'Delete this template' not in page.select_one('main').text
 
     mock_get_deleted_template.assert_called_with(service_id, template_id)