diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
index 20a085f83..b24e946dc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
     var actionNeededEmailReadonlyTextarea = document.querySelector("#action-needed-reason-email-readonly-textarea")
 
     // Edit e-mail modal (and its confirmation button)
-    var actionNeededEmailAlreadySentModal = document.querySelector("#email-already-sent-modal")
     var confirmEditEmailButton = document.querySelector("#email-already-sent-modal_continue-editing-button")
 
     // Headers and footers (which change depending on if the e-mail was sent or not)
@@ -530,8 +529,6 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
     let emailWasSent = document.getElementById("action-needed-email-sent");
     let lastSentEmailText = document.getElementById("action-needed-email-last-sent-text");
 
-    var editEmailButton = document.getElementById('email-already-sent-modal_continue-editing-button');
-
     // Get the list of e-mails associated with each action-needed dropdown value
     let emailData = document.getElementById('action-needed-emails-data');
     if (!emailData) {
@@ -563,11 +560,11 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
             updateActionNeededEmailDisplay(reason)
         });
 
-        editEmailButton.addEventListener("click", function() {
-            if (!checkEmailAlreadySent()) {
-                showEmail(canEdit=true)
-            }
-        });
+        // editEmailButton.addEventListener("click", function() {
+        //     if (!checkEmailAlreadySent()) {
+        //         showEmail(canEdit=true)
+        //     }
+        // });
 
         confirmEditEmailButton.addEventListener("click", function() {
             // Show editable view