diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.test.tsx
index f025b0396f04d..d781e8b761845 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.test.tsx
@@ -8,16 +8,8 @@ import uuid from 'uuid';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { AlertDetails } from './alert_details';
 import { Alert, ActionType } from '../../../../types';
-import {
-  EuiTitle,
-  EuiBadge,
-  EuiFlexItem,
-  EuiButtonEmpty,
-  EuiSwitch,
-  EuiBetaBadge,
-} from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiTitle, EuiBadge, EuiFlexItem, EuiSwitch, EuiBetaBadge } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { times, random } from 'lodash';
-import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { ViewInApp } from './view_in_app';
 
@@ -218,31 +210,6 @@ describe('alert_details', () => {
   });
 
   describe('links', () => {
-    it('links to the Edit flyout', () => {
-      const alert = mockAlert();
-
-      const alertType = {
-        id: '.noop',
-        name: 'No Op',
-        actionGroups: [{ id: 'default', name: 'Default' }],
-        actionVariables: { context: [], state: [] },
-        defaultActionGroupId: 'default',
-      };
-
-      expect(
-        shallow(
-          <AlertDetails alert={alert} alertType={alertType} actionTypes={[]} {...mockAlertApis} />
-        ).containsMatchingElement(
-          <EuiButtonEmpty disabled={true} iconType="pencil">
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.sections.alertDetails.editAlertButtonLabel"
-              defaultMessage="Edit"
-            />
-          </EuiButtonEmpty>
-        )
-      ).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
     it('links to the app that created the alert', () => {
       const alert = mockAlert();
 
@@ -260,31 +227,6 @@ describe('alert_details', () => {
         ).containsMatchingElement(<ViewInApp alert={alert} />)
       ).toBeTruthy();
     });
-
-    it('links to the activity log', () => {
-      const alert = mockAlert();
-
-      const alertType = {
-        id: '.noop',
-        name: 'No Op',
-        actionGroups: [{ id: 'default', name: 'Default' }],
-        actionVariables: { context: [], state: [] },
-        defaultActionGroupId: 'default',
-      };
-
-      expect(
-        shallow(
-          <AlertDetails alert={alert} alertType={alertType} actionTypes={[]} {...mockAlertApis} />
-        ).containsMatchingElement(
-          <EuiButtonEmpty disabled={true} iconType="menuLeft">
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.sections.alertDetails.activityLogButtonLabel"
-              defaultMessage="Activity Log"
-            />
-          </EuiButtonEmpty>
-        )
-      ).toBeTruthy();
-    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.tsx
index 49e818ebc7ee4..1f55e61e9ee0d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_details/components/alert_details.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   EuiBadge,
   EuiPage,
   EuiPageContentBody,
-  EuiButtonEmpty,
   EuiSwitch,
   EuiCallOut,
   EuiSpacer,
@@ -87,25 +86,9 @@ export const AlertDetails: React.FunctionComponent<AlertDetailsProps> = ({
             </EuiPageContentHeaderSection>
             <EuiPageContentHeaderSection>
               <EuiFlexGroup responsive={false} gutterSize="xs">
-                <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                  <EuiButtonEmpty disabled={true} iconType="pencil">
-                    <FormattedMessage
-                      id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.sections.alertDetails.editAlertButtonLabel"
-                      defaultMessage="Edit"
-                    />
-                  </EuiButtonEmpty>
-                </EuiFlexItem>
                 <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
                   <ViewInApp alert={alert} />
                 </EuiFlexItem>
-                <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                  <EuiButtonEmpty disabled={true} iconType="menuLeft">
-                    <FormattedMessage
-                      id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.sections.alertDetails.activityLogButtonLabel"
-                      defaultMessage="Activity Log"
-                    />
-                  </EuiButtonEmpty>
-                </EuiFlexItem>
               </EuiFlexGroup>
             </EuiPageContentHeaderSection>
           </EuiPageContentHeader>