diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 580dfb09d..353d84103 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -324,14 +324,16 @@ class Reddit(Templated):
                     ps.append(SideBox(title=_('Submissions disabled'),
                                       css_class="submit",
                                       disabled=True,
-                                      subtitles=[subtitle]))
+                                      subtitles=[subtitle],
+                                      show_icon=False))
                 else:
                     subtitle = _('submission in this subreddit '
                                  'is restricted to approved submitters.')
                     ps.append(SideBox(title=_('Submissions restricted'),
                                       css_class="submit",
                                       disabled=True,
-                                      subtitles=[subtitle]))
+                                      subtitles=[subtitle],
+                                      show_icon=False))
             else:
                 fake_sub = isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit)
                 if c.site.link_type != 'self':
@@ -693,12 +695,13 @@ class SideBox(CachedTemplate):
     Generic sidebox used to generate the 'submit' and 'create a reddit' boxes.
     """
     def __init__(self, title, link=None, css_class='', subtitles = [],
-                 show_cover = False, nocname=False, sr_path = False, disabled=False):
+                 show_cover = False, nocname=False, sr_path = False,
+                 disabled=False, show_icon=True):
         CachedTemplate.__init__(self, link = link, target = '_top',
                            title = title, css_class = css_class,
                            sr_path = sr_path, subtitles = subtitles,
                            show_cover = show_cover, nocname=nocname,
-                           disabled=disabled)
+                           disabled=disabled, show_icon=show_icon)
 
 
 class PrefsPage(Reddit):
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
index d6363ff66..bd28fe6cc 100755
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
@@ -461,10 +461,6 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
     background-image: url(../gradient-nub-gray.png);  /* SPRITE */
 }
 
-.sidebox.submit.disabled .spacer a {
-    opacity: .5;
-}
-
 /* raised box */
 
 .raisedbox {
@@ -484,6 +480,11 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
     background: white none no-repeat scroll top left;
 }
 
+.sidebox .spacer.no-icon {
+    padding: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+}
+
 .sidebox .spacer a {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0; left: 0px;
@@ -528,11 +529,6 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
     display: none;
 }
 
-.sidebox.submit .spacer a {
-    background-image: url(../submit-alien.png);  /* SPRITE */
-    background-repeat:no-repeat;
-}
-
 .sidebox .subtitle {
     margin-left: 10px;
     color: dimgray;
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/submit-alien.png b/r2/r2/public/static/submit-alien.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 53300f614..000000000
Binary files a/r2/r2/public/static/submit-alien.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/sidebox.html b/r2/r2/templates/sidebox.html
index b19a1d03f..6a63a363b 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/sidebox.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/sidebox.html
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@
   </div>
 
   %if thing.subtitles:
-    <div class="spacer">
+    %if thing.show_icon:
+      <div class="spacer">
       ${plain_link('', thing.link, _sr_path=thing.sr_path,
                    _class='login-required' if thing.show_cover else None, nocname=thing.nocname)}
+    %else:
+      <div class="spacer no-icon">
+    %endif
       %for subtitle in thing.subtitles:
         <div class="subtitle">${subtitle}</div>
       %endfor