diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx
index 6f64978db..dcc855449 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx
@@ -350,11 +350,13 @@ class Markdown extends React.PureComponent {
                   className="dashboard-component dashboard-component-chart-holder"
                   data-test="dashboard-component-chart-holder"
                 >
-                  <HoverMenu position="top">
-                    <DeleteComponentButton
-                      onDelete={this.handleDeleteComponent}
-                    />
-                  </HoverMenu>
+                  {editMode && (
+                    <HoverMenu position="top">
+                      <DeleteComponentButton
+                        onDelete={this.handleDeleteComponent}
+                      />
+                    </HoverMenu>
+                  )}
                   {editMode && isEditing
                     ? this.renderEditMode()
                     : this.renderPreviewMode()}