diff --git a/app/views/news/_course_news.html.erb b/app/views/news/_course_news.html.erb
index a1f94ab27..07e21c52c 100644
--- a/app/views/news/_course_news.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/news/_course_news.html.erb
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@
 </div>
 
 
-<% if @course && User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_news, @course) %>
-    <%= link_to(btn_tips, new_course_news_path(@course),
+<!-- <%# if @course && User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_news, @course) %>
+    <%#= link_to(btn_tips, new_course_news_path(@course),
                 :class => 'icon icon-add',
                 :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("add-news", "news_title"); return false;') %>
 
     <div id="add-news" class="add_frame" style="display:none;">
-      <%= labelled_form_for @news, :url => course_news_index_path(@course),
+      <%#= labelled_form_for @news, :url => course_news_index_path(@course),
                             :html => {:id => 'news-form', :multipart => true} do |f| %>
-          <%= render :partial => 'news/course_form', :locals => {:f => f, :is_new => true} %>
-          <%= link_to l(:button_create), "#", :onclick => 'submitNews();', :onmouseover => 'submitFocus(this);', :class => 'ButtonColor m3p10' %>
+          <%#= render :partial => 'news/course_form', :locals => {:f => f, :is_new => true} %>
+          <%#= link_to l(:button_create), "#", :onclick => 'submitNews();', :onmouseover => 'submitFocus(this);', :class => 'ButtonColor m3p10' %>
           <%#= preview_link preview_news_path, 'news-form', target='preview', {:class => 'whiteButton m3p10'} %>
 
-          <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), "#", :onclick => '$("#add-news").hide()', :class => 'ButtonColor m3p10' %>
-      <% end if @course %>
+          <%#= link_to l(:button_cancel), "#", :onclick => '$("#add-news").hide()', :class => 'ButtonColor m3p10' %>
+      <%# end if @course %>
       <div id="preview" class="wiki"></div>
     </div>
-<% end %>
+<%# end %>-->
 
 <div>
   <% if @newss.empty? %>