diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/OccurrencesTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/OccurrencesTab.tsx
index 41df0ded..5354e97c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/OccurrencesTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Locality/Tabs/OccurrencesTab.tsx
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ export const OccurrencesTab = () => {
   return (
     <Grouped title={occurrenceLabels.informationSectionTitle}>
       <Box>
-        {!mode.read && !mode.new && (
+        {!mode.read && (
           <EditingModal buttonText="Open occurrence creation view">
             {({ close }) => (
               <DetailContextProvider<OccurrenceDetailsType>