diff --git a/backend/clubs/admin.py b/backend/clubs/admin.py
index 15fd94b24..65fbb509c 100644
--- a/backend/clubs/admin.py
+++ b/backend/clubs/admin.py
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ class ZoomMeetingVisitAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 class ApplicationSubmissionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ("user", "id", "created_at", "status", "archived")
-    list_filter = ("archived",)
+    list_display = ("user", "id", "created_at", "status")
 
 
 admin.site.register(Asset)
diff --git a/backend/clubs/migrations/0095_remove_applicationsubmission_archived.py b/backend/clubs/migrations/0095_remove_applicationsubmission_archived.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b957af31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/clubs/migrations/0095_remove_applicationsubmission_archived.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.18 on 2024-02-03 22:21
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("clubs", "0094_applicationcycle_release_date"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(model_name="applicationsubmission", name="archived",),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/clubs/models.py b/backend/clubs/models.py
index 3a97df684..6ebbaa943 100644
--- a/backend/clubs/models.py
+++ b/backend/clubs/models.py
@@ -1730,7 +1730,6 @@ class ApplicationSubmission(models.Model):
         on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
         null=True,
     )
-    archived = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     notified = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
diff --git a/backend/clubs/views.py b/backend/clubs/views.py
index 60a8934ca..85ab0d5ed 100644
--- a/backend/clubs/views.py
+++ b/backend/clubs/views.py
@@ -4445,7 +4445,6 @@ def question_response(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 user=self.request.user,
                 committee__isnull=False,
                 application=application,
-                archived=False,
             )
             .values_list("committee__name", flat=True)
             .distinct()
@@ -4480,10 +4479,7 @@ def question_response(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 }
             )
         submission, _ = ApplicationSubmission.objects.get_or_create(
-            user=self.request.user,
-            application=application,
-            committee=committee,
-            archived=False,
+            user=self.request.user, application=application, committee=committee,
         )
 
         key = f"applicationsubmissions:{application.id}"
@@ -4592,9 +4588,7 @@ def questions(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         response = (
             ApplicationQuestionResponse.objects.filter(
-                question=question,
-                submission__user=self.request.user,
-                submission__archived=False,
+                question=question, submission__user=self.request.user,
             )
             .select_related("submission", "multiple_choice", "question")
             .prefetch_related("question__committees", "question__multiple_choice")
@@ -4707,7 +4701,7 @@ def send_emails(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         # Query for recent submissions with user and committee joined
         submissions = ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(
-            application=app, archived=False,
+            application=app
         ).select_related("user", "committee")
 
         dry_run = self.request.data.get("dry_run")
@@ -5168,9 +5162,7 @@ def get_operation_id(self, **kwargs):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         return (
-            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(
-                application__is_wharton_council=True, archived=False,
-            )
+            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(application__is_wharton_council=True)
             .annotate(
                 annotated_name=F("application__name"),
                 annotated_committee=F("committee__name"),
@@ -5212,7 +5204,7 @@ class ApplicationSubmissionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     def get_queryset(self):
         app_id = self.kwargs["application_pk"]
         submissions = (
-            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(application=app_id, archived=False,)
+            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(application=app_id)
             .select_related("user__profile", "committee", "application__club")
             .prefetch_related(
                 Prefetch(
@@ -5277,7 +5269,7 @@ def export(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         app_id = int(self.kwargs["application_pk"])
         data = (
-            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(application=app_id, archived=False,)
+            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(application=app_id)
             .select_related("user__profile", "committee", "application__club")
             .prefetch_related(
                 Prefetch(
@@ -5322,7 +5314,6 @@ def exportall(self, *args, **kwargs):
             ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(
                 application__is_wharton_council=True,
                 application__application_cycle=cycle,
-                archived=False,
             )
             .select_related("application", "application__application_cycle")
             .annotate(
@@ -5475,9 +5466,7 @@ class ApplicationSubmissionUserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         submissions = (
-            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(
-                user=self.request.user, archived=False,
-            )
+            ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(user=self.request.user)
             .select_related("user__profile", "committee", "application__club")
             .prefetch_related(
                 Prefetch(
@@ -5492,17 +5481,6 @@ def get_queryset(self):
         )
         return submissions
 
-    def perform_destroy(self, instance):
-        """
-        Set archived boolean to be True so that the submissions
-        appears to have been deleted
-        """
-
-        instance.archived = True
-        instance.archived_by = self.request.user
-        instance.archived_on = timezone.now()
-        instance.save()
-
 
 class ApplicationQuestionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     """
diff --git a/frontend/components/Submissions.tsx b/frontend/components/Submissions.tsx
index b78276f64..87b5ade21 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Submissions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/Submissions.tsx
@@ -163,12 +163,18 @@ function SubmissionsPage({
           <button
             onClick={(e) => {
               e.stopPropagation()
-              doApiRequest(`/submissions/${submission.pk}/?format=json`, {
-                method: 'DELETE',
-              })
-              setSubmissions(
-                submissions.filter((submission) => submission.pk !== id),
-              )
+              if (
+                confirm(
+                  'Are you sure you want to permanently delete this submission?',
+                )
+              ) {
+                doApiRequest(`/submissions/${submission.pk}/?format=json`, {
+                  method: 'DELETE',
+                })
+                setSubmissions(
+                  submissions.filter((submission) => submission.pk !== id),
+                )
+              }
             }}
             className="button is-danger is-small ml-3"
           >