diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/inline.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/inline.css.scss
index 22c1b458f..1c6b20684 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/inline.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/inline.css.scss
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ span.key {
   @include inline-block;
   @include border-radius(3px);
 }
+
+span.inactive {
+  color: #AAA;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/pools.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/pools.css.scss
index 4d1fff9b4..abc8eb69e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/pools.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/pools.css.scss
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ div#c-pools {
     height: 10em;
   }
 
-  span.inactive {
-    color: #AAA;
-  }
-
   a.last-page {
     color: #666;
   }
diff --git a/app/views/note_versions/index.html.erb b/app/views/note_versions/index.html.erb
index dc20624c1..9fa018031 100644
--- a/app/views/note_versions/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/note_versions/index.html.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@
             <td></td>
             <td><%= link_to note_version.post_id, post_path(note_version.post_id) %></td>
             <td><%= link_to "#{note_version.note_id}.#{note_version.version}", note_versions_path(:search => {:note_id => note_version.note_id}) %></td>
-            <td><%= h(note_version.body) %> <% unless note_version.is_active? %>(deleted)<% end %></td>
+            <td>
+              <%= h(note_version.body) %>
+              <% unless note_version.is_active? %>
+                <span class="inactive">(deleted)</span>
+              <% end %>
+            </td>
             <% if CurrentUser.is_janitor? %>
               <td>
                 <%= note_version.updater_ip_addr %>
diff --git a/app/views/notes/index_by_note.html.erb b/app/views/notes/index_by_note.html.erb
index 571ba4d38..e21e17978 100644
--- a/app/views/notes/index_by_note.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/notes/index_by_note.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
           <th>Post</th>
           <th>Created by</th>
           <th>Created at</th>
-          <th>Active?</th>
           <th>Body</th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
@@ -18,8 +17,12 @@
             <td><%= link_to note.post_id, post_path(note.post_id) %></td>
             <td><%= link_to_user note.creator %></td>
             <td><%= compact_time(note.created_at) %></td>
-            <td><%= note.is_active? %></td>
-            <td><%= format_text(note.body) %></td>
+            <td>
+              <%= h(note.body) %>
+              <% unless note.is_active? %>
+                <span class="inactive">(deleted)</span>
+              <% end %>
+            </td>
           </tr>
         <% end %>
       </tbody>