diff --git a/app/views/assets/_asset.html.erb b/app/views/assets/_asset.html.erb
index 08be9a957..ce712b9c4 100644
--- a/app/views/assets/_asset.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/assets/_asset.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%
 gallery_view_id = nil unless defined? gallery_view_id
-deletable = true if asset.step.present?
+deletable = asset.step.present?
 editable = true
 
 partial_locals = {