diff --git a/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts b/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts
index 87f0daa29fb..56086599104 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/keybindingSrv.ts
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export class KeybindingSrv {
     this.bind('p r', () => {
       const panelId = dashboard.meta.focusPanelId;
 
-      if (panelId && dashboard.canEditPanelById(panelId)) {
+      if (panelId && dashboard.canEditPanelById(panelId) && !(dashboard.panelInView || dashboard.panelInEdit)) {
         appEvents.emit(CoreEvents.removePanel, panelId);
         dashboard.meta.focusPanelId = 0;
       }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.test.ts
index 7ff92deba02..be663ee3160 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.test.ts
@@ -151,16 +151,6 @@ describe('getPanelMenu', () => {
             "text": "More...",
             "type": "submenu",
           },
-          Object {
-            "text": "",
-            "type": "divider",
-          },
-          Object {
-            "iconClassName": "trash-alt",
-            "onClick": [Function],
-            "shortcut": "p r",
-            "text": "Remove",
-          },
         ]
       `);
     });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts
index 3c8a8282ebc..b1b0f9fe275 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/getPanelMenu.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export function getPanelMenu(
     });
   }
 
-  if (dashboard.canEditPanel(panel) && !panel.isEditing) {
+  if (dashboard.canEditPanel(panel) && !panel.isEditing && !panel.isViewing) {
     menu.push({ type: 'divider', text: '' });
 
     menu.push({
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts
index 82364981d03..89f74f48859 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const removePanel = (dashboard: DashboardModel, panel: PanelModel, ask: b
     });
     return;
   }
+
   dashboard.removePanel(panel);
 };