diff --git a/atst/routes/requests/approval.py b/atst/routes/requests/approval.py
index a0f0f5e8..28470b53 100644
--- a/atst/routes/requests/approval.py
+++ b/atst/routes/requests/approval.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from . import requests_bp
 from atst.domain.requests import Requests
 from atst.domain.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from atst.forms.ccpo_review import CCPOReviewForm
-from atst.forms.internal_comment import InternalCommentForm
 
 
 def map_ccpo_authorizing(user):
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ def render_approval(request, form=None):
     if pending_final_approval and request.task_order:
         data["task_order"] = request.task_order.to_dictionary()
 
-    internal_comment_form = InternalCommentForm(text=request.internal_comments_text)
-
     if not form:
         mo_data = map_ccpo_authorizing(g.current_user)
         form = CCPOReviewForm(data=mo_data)
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ def render_approval(request, form=None):
         pending_review=pending_review,
         financial_review=pending_final_approval,
         f=form or CCPOReviewForm(),
-        internal_comment_form=internal_comment_form,
     )
 
 
@@ -84,15 +80,3 @@ def task_order_pdf_download(request_id):
 
     else:
         raise NotFoundError("task_order pdf")
-
-
-@requests_bp.route("/requests/internal_comments/<string:request_id>", methods=["POST"])
-def create_internal_comment(request_id):
-    form = InternalCommentForm(http_request.form)
-    if form.validate():
-        request = Requests.get(g.current_user, request_id)
-        Requests.update_internal_comments(g.current_user, request, form.data["text"])
-
-    return redirect(
-        url_for("requests.approval", request_id=request_id, _anchor="ccpo-notes")
-    )
diff --git a/templates/requests/approval.html b/templates/requests/approval.html
index d93a0f1d..5fff0b8a 100644
--- a/templates/requests/approval.html
+++ b/templates/requests/approval.html
@@ -135,24 +135,6 @@
     </section>
     {% endif %}
 
-
-    <section class='internal-notes' id='ccpo-notes'>
-      <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('requests.create_internal_comment', request_id=request.id) }}">
-        <div class='panel'>
-          <div class='panel__content'>
-
-              {{ internal_comment_form.csrf_token }}
-              {{ TextInput(internal_comment_form.text, paragraph=True, noMaxWidth=True) }}
-
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class='action-group action-group--tight'>
-          <button class='usa-button' type="submit">Save Notes</button>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    </section>
-
     <section>
       <div class='panel'>
         <header class='panel__heading panel__heading--divider'>