diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
index 0f0f659fd..cc46b477c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
@@ -298,56 +298,6 @@ function initLinkedChildrenModal() {
   }
 }
 
-function initCreateNewModal() {
-  var link = $("[data-action='create-new']");
-  var modal = $("#create-new-modal");
-  var submitBtn = modal.find(".modal-footer [data-action='submit']");
-  var newProtocol = parseInt(sessionStorage.getItem('scinote-dashboard-new-protocol'), 10);
-
-  link.on("click", function() {
-    $.ajax({
-      url: link.attr("data-url"),
-      type: "GET",
-      dataType: "json",
-      success: function (data) {
-        var modalBody = modal.find(".modal-body");
-        modalBody.html(data.html);
-
-        modalBody.find("form")
-        .on("ajax:success", function(ev2, data2, status2) {
-          // Redirect to edit page
-          $(location).attr("href", data2.url);
-        })
-        .on("ajax:error", function(ev2, data2, status2) {
-          // Display errors if needed
-          $(this).renderFormErrors("protocol", data2.responseJSON);
-        });
-
-        modal.modal("show");
-        modalBody.find("input[type='text']").focus();
-      },
-      error: function (error) {
-        // TODO
-      }
-    });
-  });
-
-  if (Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - newProtocol < 15) {
-    link.click();
-    sessionStorage.removeItem('scinote-dashboard-new-protocol');
-  }
-
-  submitBtn.on("click", function() {
-    // Submit the form inside modal
-    $(this).closest(".modal").find(".modal-body form").submit();
-  });
-
-  modal.on("hidden.bs.modal", function(e) {
-    modal.find(".modal-body form").off("ajax:success ajax:error");
-    modal.find(".modal-body").html("");
-  });
-}
-
 function initModals() {
   function refresh(modal) {
     modal.find(".modal-body").html("");
diff --git a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
index 63c821203..ad73aad30 100644
--- a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
   include CommentHelper
 
   before_action :check_create_permissions, only: %i(
-    create_new_modal
     create
   )
   before_action :check_clone_permissions, only: [:clone]
@@ -234,9 +233,9 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
     @protocol = Protocol.new(
       team: @current_team,
       protocol_type: Protocol.protocol_types[@type == :public ? :in_repository_public : :in_repository_private],
-      added_by: current_user
+      added_by: current_user,
+      name: t('protocols.index.default_name')
     )
-    @protocol.assign_attributes(create_params)
 
     ts = Time.now
     @protocol.record_timestamps = false
@@ -244,27 +243,16 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
     @protocol.updated_at = ts
     @protocol.published_on = ts if @type == :public
 
-    respond_to do |format|
-      if @protocol.save
+    rename_record(@protocol, :name)
+    if @protocol.save
 
-        log_activity(:create_protocol_in_repository, nil, protocol: @protocol.id)
+      log_activity(:create_protocol_in_repository, nil, protocol: @protocol.id)
 
-        TinyMceAsset.update_images(@protocol, params[:tiny_mce_images], current_user)
-        format.json do
-          render json: {
-            url: edit_protocol_path(
-              @protocol,
-              team: @current_team,
-              type: @type
-            )
-          }
-        end
-      else
-        format.json do
-          render json: @protocol.errors,
-            status: :unprocessable_entity
-        end
-      end
+      TinyMceAsset.update_images(@protocol, params[:tiny_mce_images], current_user)
+      redirect_to protocol_path(@protocol)
+    else
+      flash[:error] = @protocol.errors.full_messages.join(', ')
+      redirect_to protocols_path
     end
   end
 
@@ -942,19 +930,6 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  def create_new_modal
-    @new_protocol = Protocol.new
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.json do
-        render json: {
-          html: render_to_string({
-            partial: "protocols/index/create_new_modal_body.html.erb"
-          })
-        }
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def edit_name_modal
     respond_to do |format|
       format.json do
@@ -1201,10 +1176,6 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
     params.require(:protocol).permit(:name, :protocol_type)
   end
 
-  def create_params
-    params.require(:protocol).permit(:name)
-  end
-
   def check_protocolsio_import_permissions
     render_403 unless can_create_protocols_in_repository?(current_team)
   end
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
index a1c09644d..e021f162c 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
             <%= t(@type == :public ? "protocols.index.public_description" : "protocols.index.private_description") %>
           </div>
           <div class="sci-btn-group" role="group">
-            <button class="btn btn-primary" <%= can_create_protocols_in_repository?(@current_team) ? "data-action=create-new" : "disabled" %> data-url="<%= create_new_modal_protocols_path(team: @current_team, type: @type) %>">
+            <%= button_to protocols_path(type: @type), disabled: !can_create_protocols_in_repository?(@current_team), class: 'btn btn-primary' do %>
               <span class="fas fa-plus"></span>
               <span class="hidden-xs">&nbsp;<%= t("protocols.index.create_new") %></span>
-            </button>
+            <% end %>
             <button class="btn btn-light disabled hidden" data-action="edit">
               <span class="fas fa-pencil-alt"></span>
               <span class="hidden-xs">&nbsp;<%= t("protocols.index.edit") %></span>
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 <div id="protocolsio-preview-modal-target"></div>
 <%= render partial: "protocols/import_export/import_json_protocol_modal.html.erb" %>
 
-<%= render partial: "protocols/index/create_new_modal.html.erb" %>
 <%= render partial: "protocols/index/make_private_results_modal.html.erb" %>
 <%= render partial: "protocols/index/publish_results_modal.html.erb" %>
 <%= render partial: "protocols/index/confirm_archive_modal.html.erb" %>
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/index/_create_new_modal_body.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/index/_create_new_modal_body.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 65ba9db97..000000000
--- a/app/views/protocols/index/_create_new_modal_body.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<%= bootstrap_form_for @new_protocol, remote: :true do |f| %>
-  <input type="hidden" name="team" id="team" value="<%= @current_team.id %>">
-  <input type="hidden" name="type" id="type" value="<%= @type %>">
-
-  <%= f.text_field :name, label: t("protocols.index.create.name_label"), placeholder: t("protocols.index.create.name_placeholder") %>
-
-  <% if @type == :public %>
-    <em><%= t("protocols.index.create.message_public") %></em>
-  <% elsif @type == :private %>
-    <em><%= t("protocols.index.create.message_private") %></em>
-  <% end %>
-<% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index c50cf131e..9cd285f47 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -2376,6 +2376,7 @@ en:
         label: "Description"
     index:
       head_title: "Protocol management"
+      default_name: 'New protocol'
       navigation:
         public: "Team protocols"
         private: "My protocols"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 5f86229fd..62754dcf1 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
         get 'edit_description_modal', to: 'protocols#edit_description_modal'
       end
       collection do
-        get 'create_new_modal', to: 'protocols#create_new_modal'
         post 'datatable', to: 'protocols#datatable'
         post 'make_private', to: 'protocols#make_private'
         post 'publish', to: 'protocols#publish'