diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/changeset.html b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/changeset.html
index a963ff22..28664ca8 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/changeset.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/changeset.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <thead>
             <tr>
                 <th colspan="2">
-                    {% if obj.edit_url %}
+                    {% if obj.edit_url and active %}
                         <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs pull-right" data-force-next-zoom href="{{ obj.edit_url }}">
                             {% trans 'Edit' %}
                         </a>
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py b/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py
index 6be5bc87..c69bb5bb 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def changeset_detail(request, pk):
                 obj_still_exists = pk not in changeset.deleted_existing.get(obj.__class__, ())
 
             edit_url = None
-            if obj_still_exists and active and can_edit and not isinstance(obj, LocationRedirect):
+            if obj_still_exists and can_edit and not isinstance(obj, LocationRedirect):
                 reverse_kwargs = {'pk': obj.pk}
                 if hasattr(obj, 'level_id'):
                     reverse_kwargs['level'] = obj.level_id