diff --git a/lib/utils/role-utils.js b/lib/utils/role-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/role-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/role-utils.js
@@ -38,26 +38,6 @@
   return message;
 }
 
-type RoleDeletableAndEditableStatus = {
-  +isDeletable: boolean,
-  +isEditable: boolean,
-};
-function useRoleDeletableAndEditableStatus(
-  roleName: string,
-  defaultRoleID: string,
-  existingRoleID: string,
-): RoleDeletableAndEditableStatus {
-  return React.useMemo(() => {
-    const canDelete = roleName !== 'Admins' && defaultRoleID !== existingRoleID;
-    const canEdit = roleName !== 'Admins';
-
-    return {
-      isDeletable: canDelete,
-      isEditable: canEdit,
-    };
-  }, [roleName, defaultRoleID, existingRoleID]);
-}
-
 function useRolesFromCommunityThreadInfo(
   threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   memberInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo>,
@@ -154,7 +134,6 @@
 
 export {
   constructRoleDeletionMessagePrompt,
-  useRoleDeletableAndEditableStatus,
   useRolesFromCommunityThreadInfo,
   toggleUserSurfacedPermission,
   useMembersGroupedByRole,
diff --git a/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js b/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js
--- a/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import {
+  roleIsAdminRole,
   roleIsDefaultRole,
   useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
   ThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
-import { useRoleDeletableAndEditableStatus } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
 import CreateRolesModal from './create-roles-modal.react.js';
 import DeleteRoleModal from './delete-role-modal.react.js';
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
   );
   invariant(existingRole, 'existing role should exist');
 
-  const roleOptions = useRoleDeletableAndEditableStatus(
-    roleName,
-    defaultRoleID,
-    existingRole.id,
-  );
-
   const roleNamesToUserSurfacedPermissions =
     useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions(threadInfo);
 
@@ -83,9 +77,8 @@
 
   const menuItems = React.useMemo(() => {
     const availableOptions = [];
-    const { isDeletable, isEditable } = roleOptions;
 
-    if (isEditable) {
+    if (!roleIsAdminRole(existingRole)) {
       availableOptions.push(
         <MenuItem
           key="Edit role"
@@ -97,7 +90,7 @@
       );
     }
 
-    if (isDeletable) {
+    if (!roleIsAdminRole(existingRole) && !roleIsDefaultRole(existingRole)) {
       availableOptions.push(
         <MenuItem
           key="Delete role"
@@ -110,7 +103,7 @@
     }
 
     return availableOptions;
-  }, [roleOptions, openDeleteRoleModal, openEditRoleModal]);
+  }, [existingRole, openEditRoleModal, openDeleteRoleModal]);
 
   return (
     <div className={css.menuContainer}>