diff --git a/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl
index b31648fbbe..cbac675902 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@
 					<a class="item" data-clipboard-text="{{.Repository.Link}}/src/commit/{{.CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}" data-clipboard-text-type="url">
 						{{svg "octicon-link" 16}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.file_copy_permalink"}}
 					</a>
-					{{if and (.Permission.CanWrite ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeCode) (not .Repository.IsArchived) (not $isTreePathRoot)}}
+					{{if and (.Repository.CanContentChange) (not $isTreePathRoot)}}
 						<div class="divider"></div>
-						<a class="item tw-text-danger" href="{{.RepoLink}}/_delete/{{.BranchName | PathEscapeSegments}}/{{.TreePath | PathEscapeSegments}}">
+						<a class="item tw-text-danger{{if not (.Permission.CanWrite ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeCode)}} disabled{{end}}" href="{{.RepoLink}}/_delete/{{.BranchName | PathEscapeSegments}}/{{.TreePath | PathEscapeSegments}}">
 							{{svg "octicon-trash" 16}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.editor.delete_this_directory"}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}