diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0063_draftdomain_is_complete.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0063_draftdomain_is_complete.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d17e59400..000000000
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0063_draftdomain_is_complete.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2024-01-16 20:35
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("registrar", "0062_alter_host_name"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="draftdomain",
-            name="is_complete",
-            field=models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Determines if this Draft is complete or not"),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/draft_domain.py b/src/registrar/models/draft_domain.py
index 2aa2cdbfb..fc70a18f3 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/draft_domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/draft_domain.py
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ class DraftDomain(TimeStampedModel, DomainHelper):
         default=None,  # prevent saving without a value
         help_text="Fully qualified domain name",
     )
-
-    is_complete = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Determines if this Draft is complete or not")
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/home.html b/src/registrar/templates/home.html
index 1ab4a135e..5bda944c4 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/home.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/home.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         {% for application in domain_applications %}
         <tr>
           <th th scope="row" role="rowheader" data-label="Domain name">
-              {% if application.requested_domain is None or not application.requested_domain.is_complete %}
+              {% if application.requested_domain is None %}
                 New domain request
                 <br>
                 <span class="text-base">({{ application.created_at }})</span>
@@ -181,7 +181,26 @@
                 data-force-action
               >
                 <form method="POST" action="{% url "application-delete" pk=application.id %}">
-                  {% include 'includes/modal.html' with modal_heading="Are you sure you want to delete "|add:application.requested_domain.name|add:"?"  modal_description="This will remove the domain request from the .gov registrar. This action cannot be undone." modal_button=modal_button|safe %}
+                  {% if application.requested_domain is None %}
+                      {% with prefix="Are you sure you want to delete New domain request " %}
+                          {% if application.created_at %}
+                              {% with formatted_date=application.created_at|date:"DATETIME_FORMAT" %}
+                                  {% with modal_heading=prefix|add:formatted_date %}
+                                      {% include 'includes/modal.html' with modal_heading=modal_heading modal_description="This will remove the domain request from the .gov registrar. This action cannot be undone." modal_button=modal_button|safe %}
+                                  {% endwith %}
+                              {% endwith %}
+                          {% else %}
+                              {# Handle the case when application.created_at is not available or empty #}
+                              {% with modal_heading=prefix %}
+                                  {% include 'includes/modal.html' with modal_heading=modal_heading modal_description="This will remove the domain request from the .gov registrar. This action cannot be undone." modal_button=modal_button|safe %}
+                              {% endwith %}
+                          {% endif %}
+                      {% endwith %}
+                  {% else %}
+                      {% with modal_heading="Are you sure you want to delete "|add:application.requested_domain.name|add:"?" %}
+                          {% include 'includes/modal.html' with modal_heading=modal_heading modal_description="This will remove the domain request from the .gov registrar. This action cannot be undone." modal_button=modal_button|safe %}
+                      {% endwith %}
+                  {% endif %}
                 </form>
               </div>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/index.py b/src/registrar/views/index.py
index f9dcaa253..b98154a23 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/index.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/index.py
@@ -48,13 +48,7 @@ def _get_applications(request):
     # Create a placeholder DraftDomain for each incomplete draft
     valid_statuses = [DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.STARTED, DomainApplication.ApplicationStatus.WITHDRAWN]
     deletable_applications = applications.filter(status__in=valid_statuses)
-    for application in applications:
-        if application in deletable_applications and application.requested_domain is None:
-            created_at = application.created_at.strftime("%b. %d, %Y, %I:%M %p UTC")
-            _name = f"New domain request ({created_at})"
-            default_draft_domain = DraftDomain(name=_name, is_complete=False)
-
-            application.requested_domain = default_draft_domain
+    
 
     return (applications, deletable_applications)