diff --git a/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb b/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb
index 42e85cec7..22f319362 100644
--- a/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,4 @@ module BubblesHelper
       }
     end
   end
-
-  def editable_bubble_stage?(bubble)
-    !bubble.popped? && bubble.doing?
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/cards/_perma.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/cards/_perma.html.erb
index 07131b459..2bb771fd3 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/cards/_perma.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/cards/_perma.html.erb
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
         </h1>
       </div>
 
-      <%= turbo_frame_tag dom_id(@bubble, :stages) do %>
-        <%= render "bubbles/stagings/stages", bubble: bubble %>
+      <% if bubble.doing? %>
+        <%= turbo_frame_tag dom_id(@bubble, :stages) do %>
+          <%= render "bubbles/stagings/stages", bubble: bubble %>
+        <% end %>
       <% end %>
 
       <% if bubble.considering? %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/cards/_preview.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/cards/_preview.html.erb
index 35436a524..f4e621997 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/cards/_preview.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/cards/_preview.html.erb
@@ -12,13 +12,9 @@
         <h1 class="card__title">
           <span class="card__title-link overflow-line-clamp"><%= bubble_title(bubble) %></span>
         </h1>
-
-        <%= link_to bucket_bubble_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "card__link" do %>
-          <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= bubble_title(bubble) %></span>
-        <% end %>
       </div>
 
-      <%= render "bubbles/stagings/stages", bubble: bubble %>
+      <%= render "bubbles/stagings/stages", bubble: bubble if bubble.doing? %>
     </div>
 
     <footer class="card__footer full-width flex align-start gap">