diff --git a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActions.tsx b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActions.tsx
index 40341f832f..54c089bbc4 100644
--- a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActions.tsx
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ const HandlingApplicationActions: React.FC<Props> = ({
       )}
       <Sidebar
         isOpen={isMessagesDrawerVisible}
-        messagesReadOnly={
-          application.status &&
-          application.status === APPLICATION_STATUSES.CANCELLED
-        }
         application={application}
         onClose={toggleMessagesDrawerVisibility}
         customItemsMessages={[
diff --git a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActionsAhjo.tsx b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActionsAhjo.tsx
index 27a02f2427..46b4203fbc 100644
--- a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActionsAhjo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/applicationReview/actions/handlingApplicationActions/HandlingApplicationActionsAhjo.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import Sidebar from 'benefit/handler/components/sidebar/Sidebar';
-import {
-  APPLICATION_LIST_TABS,
-  HANDLED_STATUSES,
-} from 'benefit/handler/constants';
+import { APPLICATION_LIST_TABS } from 'benefit/handler/constants';
 import { APPLICATION_STATUSES } from 'benefit-shared/constants';
 import { Application } from 'benefit-shared/types/application';
 import {
@@ -376,10 +373,6 @@ const HandlingApplicationActions: React.FC<Props> = ({
       <Sidebar
         application={application}
         isOpen={isMessagesDrawerVisible}
-        messagesReadOnly={
-          isApplicationReadOnly ||
-          (application.status && HANDLED_STATUSES.includes(application.status))
-        }
         onClose={toggleMessagesDrawerVisibility}
         customItemsMessages={[
           <EditAction application={application} key="edit" />,
diff --git a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index 897ab0e5bd..2150fd7fe9 100644
--- a/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/benefit/handler/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { useSidebar } from './useSidebar';
 interface ComponentProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   messagesReadOnly?: boolean;
-  notesReadOnly?: boolean;
   onClose?: () => void;
   customItemsMessages?: Array<React.ReactNode>;
   customItemsNotes?: Array<React.ReactNode>;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ interface ComponentProps {
 const Sidebar: React.FC<ComponentProps> = ({
   isOpen,
   messagesReadOnly,
-  notesReadOnly,
   customItemsMessages,
   customItemsNotes,
   onClose,
@@ -109,16 +107,13 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<ComponentProps> = ({
             flex-grow: 1;
           `}
         >
-          {!notesReadOnly && (
-            <Actions
-              customItems={customItemsNotes}
-              sendText={t('common:messenger.save')}
-              errorText={t('common:form.validation.string.max', { max: 1024 })}
-              placeholder={t('common:messenger.composeNote')}
-              onSend={handleCreateNote}
-            />
-          )}
-
+          <Actions
+            customItems={customItemsNotes}
+            sendText={t('common:messenger.save')}
+            errorText={t('common:form.validation.string.max', { max: 1024 })}
+            placeholder={t('common:messenger.composeNote')}
+            onSend={handleCreateNote}
+          />
           <Messages data={notes?.reverse()} variant="note" />
         </TabPanel>
         <TabPanel