diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation-permissions.utils.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation-permissions.utils.ts
index 9d466ccd1..2729dcad0 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation-permissions.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation-permissions.utils.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ export const canRemoveFromDictionary = (annotation: AnnotationWrapper) =>
     !annotation.pending &&
     !annotation.hasBeenResized;
 
-export const canRemoveRedaction = (permissions: AnnotationPermissions) =>
-    permissions.canRemoveOnlyHere || permissions.canRemoveFromDictionary || permissions.canMarkAsFalsePositive;
+export const canRemoveRedaction = (annotation: AnnotationWrapper, permissions: AnnotationPermissions) =>
+    !annotation.isIgnoredHint &&
+    (permissions.canRemoveOnlyHere || permissions.canRemoveFromDictionary || permissions.canMarkAsFalsePositive);
 
 export const canChangeLegalBasis = (annotation: AnnotationWrapper, canAddRedaction: boolean) =>
     canAddRedaction && annotation.isRedacted && !annotation.pending;
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation.permissions.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation.permissions.ts
index aa287465d..bb9ca0e16 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation.permissions.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/models/file/annotation.permissions.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class AnnotationPermissions {
             permissions.canMarkAsFalsePositive = canMarkAsFalsePositive(annotation, annotationEntity);
             permissions.canRemoveOnlyHere = canRemoveOnlyHere(annotation, canAddRedaction);
             permissions.canRemoveFromDictionary = canRemoveFromDictionary(annotation);
-            permissions.canRemoveRedaction = canRemoveRedaction(permissions);
+            permissions.canRemoveRedaction = canRemoveRedaction(annotation, permissions);
             permissions.canChangeLegalBasis = canChangeLegalBasis(annotation, canAddRedaction);
             permissions.canRecategorizeAnnotation = canRecategorizeAnnotation(annotation, canAddRedaction);
             permissions.canResizeAnnotation = canResizeAnnotation(annotation, canAddRedaction);
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/annotation-actions/annotation-actions.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/annotation-actions/annotation-actions.component.ts
index ba84aa774..60cd1703f 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/annotation-actions/annotation-actions.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/annotation-actions/annotation-actions.component.ts
@@ -60,14 +60,7 @@ export class AnnotationActionsComponent implements OnChanges {
     }
 
     get canRemoveRedaction(): boolean {
-        if (this.annotationPermissions.canRemoveRedaction) {
-            if (this.annotations.length > 1) {
-                const foundIgnoredHint = this.annotations.find(a => a.isIgnoredHint);
-                return !foundIgnoredHint && this.#sameType;
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        return this.annotationPermissions.canRemoveRedaction && this.#sameType;
     }
 
     get viewerAnnotations() {
@@ -78,6 +71,11 @@ export class AnnotationActionsComponent implements OnChanges {
         return this.#annotations?.length === 1 && this.#annotations?.[0].id === this._annotationManager.resizingAnnotationId;
     }
 
+    get #sameType() {
+        const type = this.annotations[0].superType;
+        return this.annotations.every(a => a.superType === type);
+    }
+
     constructor(
         readonly viewModeService: ViewModeService,
         readonly helpModeService: HelpModeService,
@@ -126,6 +124,10 @@ export class AnnotationActionsComponent implements OnChanges {
         return this.annotationActionsService.cancelResize(this.#annotations[0]);
     }
 
+    helpModeKey(action: string) {
+        return this.#isDocumine ? `${action}_annotation` : '';
+    }
+
     #setPermissions() {
         this.annotationPermissions = AnnotationPermissions.forUser(
             this._permissionsService.isApprover(this._state.dossier()),
@@ -134,13 +136,4 @@ export class AnnotationActionsComponent implements OnChanges {
             this._iqserPermissionsService,
         );
     }
-
-    helpModeKey(action: string) {
-        return this.#isDocumine ? `${action}_annotation` : '';
-    }
-
-    get #sameType() {
-        const type = this.annotations[0].superType;
-        return this.annotations.every(a => a.superType === type);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/pdf-annotation-actions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/pdf-annotation-actions.service.ts
index 329236294..db391c1aa 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/pdf-annotation-actions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/pdf-annotation-actions.service.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export class PdfAnnotationActionsService {
     get(annotations: AnnotationWrapper[]): IHeaderElement[] {
         const availableActions: IHeaderElement[] = [];
         const permissions = this.#getAnnotationsPermissions(annotations);
+        const sameType = annotations.every(a => a.type === annotations[0].type);
 
         // you can only resize one annotation at a time
         if (permissions.canResizeAnnotation) {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export class PdfAnnotationActionsService {
             availableActions.push(forceHintButton);
         }
 
-        if (permissions.canRemoveRedaction) {
+        if (permissions.canRemoveRedaction && sameType) {
             const removeRedactionButton = this.#getButton('trash', _('annotation-actions.remove-annotation.remove-redaction'), () =>
                 this.#annotationActionsService.removeRedaction(annotations, permissions),
             );