diff --git a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.blp b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.blp
index 2b441a12..a013ba83 100644
--- a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.blp
+++ b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.blp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ template $GcalEventEditorDialog: Adw.Dialog {
         Adw.PreferencesGroup delete_group {
           Adw.ButtonRow {
             activated => $on_delete_row_activated_cb(template) not-swapped;
-            sensitive: bind template.writable no-sync-create;
             title: _("Delete Event");
 
             styles [
diff --git a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c
index e56723b9..0c6b2596 100644
--- a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c
@@ -702,8 +702,10 @@ gcal_event_editor_dialog_set_event (GcalEventEditorDialog *self,
 
   set_writable (self, !gcal_calendar_is_read_only (calendar));
 
+  gtk_widget_set_visible (self->cancel_button, self->writable);
+
   self->event_is_new = new_event;
-  gtk_widget_set_visible (self->delete_group, !new_event);
+  gtk_widget_set_visible (self->delete_group, !new_event && self->writable);
 
   if (!self->writable)
     gtk_widget_grab_focus (self->done_button);