diff --git a/client/src/components/ContentBlock.vue b/client/src/components/ContentBlock.vue
index 2fabf50b..4f5cb45f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ContentBlock.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/ContentBlock.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     >
       <div
         class="block-actions"
-        v-if="canEditModule"
+        v-if="canEditModule && !isInstrumentBlock"
       >
         <user-widget
           v-bind="me"
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <more-options-widget>
           <li
             class="popover-links__link"
+            v-if="!isInstrumentBlock"
           >
             <popover-link
               data-cy="duplicate-content-block-link"