diff --git a/app/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter.rb b/app/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter.rb
index 19bd96597..3fe97a06c 100644
--- a/app/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class StockPlatePresenter < PlatePresenter
     include Presenters::Statemachine::Standard
     include Presenters::StockBehaviour
 
+    self.pooling_tab = ''
     self.allow_well_failure_in_states = []
 
     # Stock style class causes well state to inherit from plate state.
diff --git a/spec/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter_spec.rb
index 9a2e921d0..64fac4b16 100644
--- a/spec/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/presenters/stock_plate_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@
   let(:barcode_string) { labware.human_barcode }
 
   it_behaves_like 'a stock presenter'
+
+  it 'prevents the pools tab from being displayed' do
+    expect(subject.pooling_tab).to be ''
+  end
 end