diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
index 5e0f32a971..2035b03391 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
     canEditColumns={false}
     canExpandRows={false}
     canSaveSchema={false}
-    canSelectRows={true}
     showControls={false}
     notifySuccess={notificationStore.actions.success}
     notifyError={notificationStore.actions.error}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte
index b5cf7eb5d6..0cb9502322 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/GutterCell.svelte
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
   const { config, dispatch, selectedRows } = getContext("grid")
   const svelteDispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
-  $: selectionEnabled = $config.canSelectRows || $config.canDeleteRows
-
   const select = e => {
     e.stopPropagation()
     svelteDispatch("select")
@@ -64,16 +62,14 @@
       <div
         on:click={select}
         class="checkbox"
-        class:visible={selectionEnabled &&
-          (disableNumber || rowSelected || rowHovered || rowFocused)}
+        class:visible={disableNumber || rowSelected || rowHovered || rowFocused}
       >
         <Checkbox value={rowSelected} {disabled} />
       </div>
       {#if !disableNumber}
         <div
           class="number"
-          class:visible={!selectionEnabled ||
-            !(rowSelected || rowHovered || rowFocused)}
+          class:visible={!(rowSelected || rowHovered || rowFocused)}
         >
           {row.__idx + 1}
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/BulkDeleteHandler.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/BulkDeleteHandler.svelte
index fae2985861..027ac96aa2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/BulkDeleteHandler.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/BulkDeleteHandler.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     selectedRowCount,
     selectedCells,
     rowLookupMap,
+    config,
   } = getContext("grid")
   const duration = 260
 
@@ -30,14 +31,14 @@
   const handleBulkDeleteRequest = () => {
     progressPercentage = 0
     menu.actions.close()
-    if ($selectedRowCount) {
+    if ($selectedRowCount && $config.canDeleteRows) {
       if ($selectedRowCount === 1) {
         bulkDeleteRows()
       } else {
         promptQuantity = $selectedRowCount
         rowsModal?.show()
       }
-    } else if ($selectedCellCount) {
+    } else if ($selectedCellCount && $config.canEditRows) {
       promptQuantity = $selectedCellCount
       cellsModal?.show()
     }
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte
index 6c61fdd45e..1ec785b166 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   export let canDeleteRows = true
   export let canEditColumns = true
   export let canSaveSchema = true
-  export let canSelectRows = false
   export let stripeRows = false
   export let quiet = false
   export let collaboration = true
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@
     canDeleteRows,
     canEditColumns,
     canSaveSchema,
-    canSelectRows,
     stripeRows,
     quiet,
     collaboration,
@@ -211,12 +209,10 @@
       <ProgressCircle />
     </div>
   {/if}
-  {#if $config.canDeleteRows}
-    <BulkDeleteHandler />
-  {/if}
   {#if $config.canAddRows}
     <BulkDuplicationHandler />
   {/if}
+  <BulkDeleteHandler />
   <ClipboardHandler />
   <KeyboardManager />
 </div>