diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
index cd53856c4a6..007f6c6a787 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
               %li= link_to "Email Patches", merge_request_path(@merge_request, format: :patch)
               %li= link_to "Plain Diff",    merge_request_path(@merge_request, format: :diff)
       .light
-        %div
-          %span Request to merge
-          %span.label-branch #{source_branch_with_namespace(@merge_request)}
-          %span into
-          %span.label-branch #{@merge_request.target_branch}
-        - if @merge_request.open? && !@merge_request.branch_missing?
-          %div
-            If you want to try or merge this request manually, you can use the
-            = link_to "command line", "#modal_merge_info", class: "how_to_merge_link vlink", title: "How To Merge", "data-toggle" => "modal"
+        %span Request to merge
+        %span.label-branch #{source_branch_with_namespace(@merge_request)}
+        %span into
+        %span.label-branch #{@merge_request.target_branch}
 
     = render "projects/merge_requests/show/how_to_merge"
     = render "projects/merge_requests/widget/show.html.haml"
 
+    - if @merge_request.open? && @merge_request.can_be_merged?
+      .light
+        You can also accept this merge request manually using the
+        = link_to "command line", "#modal_merge_info", class: "how_to_merge_link vlink", title: "How To Merge", "data-toggle" => "modal"
+
   - if @commits.present?
     %ul.nav.nav-tabs.merge-request-tabs
       %li.notes-tab
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
index d8f6ce91c0c..df20205de1c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@
       btn = $('.accept_merge_request')
       btn.disable()
       btn.html("<i class='fa fa-spinner fa-spin'></i> Merge in progress")
-