diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
index 0f6c73fff..45d1fa9cc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 </li>
 {% if status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Rating' %}
 <li role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item p-0">
-    <form class="" name="delete-{{ status.id }}" action="{% url 'redraft' status.id %}" method="post">
+    <form class="" name="edit-{{ status.id }}" action="{% url 'create-status' status.id %}" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
-        <button class="button is-radiusless is-danger is-light is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
-            {% trans "Delete & re-draft" %}
+        <button class="button is-radiusless is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
+            {% trans "Edit" %}
         </button>
     </form>
 </li>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index c81d97903..e9d48a7aa 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -330,11 +330,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.DeleteStatus.as_view(),
         name="delete-status",
     ),
-    re_path(
-        r"^redraft-status/(?P<status_id>\d+)/?$",
-        views.DeleteAndRedraft.as_view(),
-        name="redraft",
-    ),
     # interact
     re_path(r"^favorite/(?P<status_id>\d+)/?$", views.Favorite.as_view(), name="fav"),
     re_path(
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 63c5c7686..b8c53aeb4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ from .search import Search
 from .shelf import Shelf
 from .shelf import create_shelf, delete_shelf
 from .shelf import shelve, unshelve
-from .status import CreateStatus, DeleteStatus, DeleteAndRedraft, update_progress
+from .status import CreateStatus, DeleteStatus, update_progress
 from .status import edit_readthrough
 from .updates import get_notification_count, get_unread_status_count
 from .user import User, Followers, Following, hide_suggestions
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index 32ce109d4..d84f0089b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ class CreateStatus(View):
     """the view for *posting*"""
 
     def get(self, request, status_type):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-        """compose view (used for delete-and-redraft)"""
+        """compose view (used for editing)"""
         book = get_object_or_404(models.Edition, id=request.GET.get("book"))
         data = {"book": book}
         return TemplateResponse(request, "compose.html", data)
 
     def post(self, request, status_type):
-        """create  status of whatever type"""
+        """create status of whatever type"""
         status_type = status_type[0].upper() + status_type[1:]
 
         try:
@@ -106,36 +106,6 @@ class DeleteStatus(View):
         return redirect(request.headers.get("Referer", "/"))
 
 
-@method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
-class DeleteAndRedraft(View):
-    """delete a status but let the user re-create it"""
-
-    def post(self, request, status_id):
-        """delete and tombstone a status"""
-        status = get_object_or_404(
-            models.Status.objects.select_subclasses(), id=status_id
-        )
-        # don't let people redraft other people's statuses
-        status.raise_not_editable(request.user)
-
-        status_type = status.status_type.lower()
-        if status.reply_parent:
-            status_type = "reply"
-
-        data = {
-            "draft": status,
-            "type": status_type,
-        }
-        if hasattr(status, "book"):
-            data["book"] = status.book
-        elif status.mention_books:
-            data["book"] = status.mention_books.first()
-
-        # perform deletion
-        status.delete()
-        return TemplateResponse(request, "compose.html", data)
-
-
 @login_required
 @require_POST
 def update_progress(request, book_id):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument