diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/categories-only.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/categories-only.hbs
index 2bbb007c59..42b25ef180 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/categories-only.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/categories-only.hbs
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
             <figure title="{{i18n 'week_desc'}}">{{number c.topics_week}} <figcaption>{{i18n 'week'}}</figcaption></figure>
           {{/if}}
 
-          {{#if c.can_edit}}
-            <a href {{action "editCategory" c}} class='btn btn-default btn-small'>{{i18n 'category.edit'}}</a>
-          {{/if}}
-
         </footer>
       </div>
     {{/each}}