diff --git a/app/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.tsx b/app/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.tsx
index 5112dcf197..f2d7b9d39d 100644
--- a/app/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.tsx
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ export const ApplyButton: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   ]);
 
   if (!canOpenApplication) {
-    return (
-      <Button disabled variant="info">
-        The application window is closed
-      </Button>
-    );
+    return null;
   }
 
   if (!applicationId) {
diff --git a/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx b/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx
index 2d4592f220..c0becef9ea 100644
--- a/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx
+++ b/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('The apply button', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should render a disabled button if no applicationByApplicationId exists and the application window is closed', () => {
+  it('should not render anything if no applicationByApplicationId exists and the application window is closed', () => {
     const r = shallow(
       <ApplyButton
         relay={null}
@@ -84,13 +84,10 @@ describe('The apply button', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(r).toMatchSnapshot();
-    expect(r.exists('Button')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').prop('disabled')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').text()).toBe('The application window is closed');
+    expect(r).toEqual({});
   });
 
-  it('should render a disabled button if no applicationByApplicationId exists and query.openedReportingYear.reportingYear !== reportingYear', () => {
+  it('should not render anything if no applicationByApplicationId exists and query.openedReportingYear.reportingYear !== reportingYear', () => {
     const r = shallow(
       <ApplyButton
         relay={null}
@@ -113,10 +110,7 @@ describe('The apply button', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(r).toMatchSnapshot();
-    expect(r.exists('Button')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').prop('disabled')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').text()).toBe('The application window is closed');
+    expect(r).toEqual({});
   });
 
   it('should render a Resume Application button if an application revision exists with draft status and the application window is open', () => {
@@ -155,7 +149,7 @@ describe('The apply button', () => {
     expect(r.find('Button').text()).toBe('Resume CIIP application');
   });
 
-  it('should render a disabled button if an application revision exists with draft status, its versionNumber is 1, and the application window is closed', () => {
+  it('should not render anything if an application revision exists with draft status, its versionNumber is 1, and the application window is closed', () => {
     const r = shallow(
       <ApplyButton
         relay={null}
@@ -184,13 +178,10 @@ describe('The apply button', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(r).toMatchSnapshot();
-    expect(r.exists('Button')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').prop('disabled')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').text()).toBe('The application window is closed');
+    expect(r).toEqual({});
   });
 
-  it('should render a disabled button if an application revision exists with draft status, its versionNumber is > 1, and the application window is closed', () => {
+  it('should not render anything if an application revision exists with draft status, its versionNumber is > 1, and the application window is closed', () => {
     const r = shallow(
       <ApplyButton
         relay={null}
@@ -219,9 +210,7 @@ describe('The apply button', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(r).toMatchSnapshot();
-    expect(r.exists('Button')).toBe(true);
-    expect(r.find('Button').text()).toBe('Resume CIIP application');
+    expect(r).toEqual({});
   });
 
   it('should render a View Application button if an application revision exists with submitted status', () => {
diff --git a/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/__snapshots__/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx.snap b/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/__snapshots__/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx.snap
index 0aa59ee429..799e761a00 100644
--- a/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/__snapshots__/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/app/tests/unit/containers/Applications/__snapshots__/ApplyButtonContainer.test.tsx.snap
@@ -104,51 +104,6 @@ exports[`The apply button should render a View Application button if an applicat
 </Link>
 `;
 
-exports[`The apply button should render a disabled button if an application revision exists with draft status, its versionNumber is > 1, and the application window is closed 1`] = `
-<Button
-  active={false}
-  disabled={false}
-  onClick={[Function]}
-  type="button"
-  variant="primary"
->
-  Resume CIIP application
-</Button>
-`;
-
-exports[`The apply button should render a disabled button if an application revision exists with draft status, its versionNumber is 1, and the application window is closed 1`] = `
-<Button
-  active={false}
-  disabled={true}
-  type="button"
-  variant="info"
->
-  The application window is closed
-</Button>
-`;
-
-exports[`The apply button should render a disabled button if no applicationByApplicationId exists and query.openedReportingYear.reportingYear !== reportingYear 1`] = `
-<Button
-  active={false}
-  disabled={true}
-  type="button"
-  variant="info"
->
-  The application window is closed
-</Button>
-`;
-
-exports[`The apply button should render a disabled button if no applicationByApplicationId exists and the application window is closed 1`] = `
-<Button
-  active={false}
-  disabled={true}
-  type="button"
-  variant="info"
->
-  The application window is closed
-</Button>
-`;
-
 exports[`The apply button should render a warning modal if no swrs report exists 1`] = `
 <Fragment>
   <Bootstrap(Modal)