diff --git a/client/components/download-link/renderers/docx-renderer.js b/client/components/download-link/renderers/docx-renderer.js
index 35e78a3f..2c53e2b6 100644
--- a/client/components/download-link/renderers/docx-renderer.js
+++ b/client/components/download-link/renderers/docx-renderer.js
@@ -800,7 +800,8 @@ export default (application, sections, values, updateImageDimensions) => {
 
     switch (name) {
       case 'steps':
-        const [ steps ] = hydrateSteps(project.protocols, values.steps, project.reusableSteps || {});
+        let [ steps ] = hydrateSteps(project.protocols, values.steps, project.reusableSteps || {});
+        steps = steps.filter(step => !step.deleted);
         return (steps || []).forEach((stepValues, index) => {
           doc.createParagraph(`Step ${index + 1}${stepValues.reference ? `: ${stepValues.reference}` : ''} (${stepValues.optional ? 'optional' : 'mandatory'})`).heading4();
           const repeatedFrom = getRepeatedFromProtocolIndex(stepValues, values.id);
diff --git a/client/components/repeater.js b/client/components/repeater.js
index 7cfb23d6..c0c833da 100644
--- a/client/components/repeater.js
+++ b/client/components/repeater.js
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ class Repeater extends Component {
     return Promise.resolve()
       .then(this.props.onBeforeRemove)
       .then(() => {
-        if (this.props.softDelete) {
+        // mark record deleted, second check is to
+        // ensure that reusable step which was used to create reusable step in a protocol is not deleted, when deleting an instance of reusable step.
+        if (this.props.softDelete && !this.state.items[index].reusable) {
           return this.update(this.state.items.map((item, i) => {
             if (index === i) {
               return { ...item, deleted: true };
diff --git a/client/helpers/steps.js b/client/helpers/steps.js
index f5e11854..811bca68 100644
--- a/client/helpers/steps.js
+++ b/client/helpers/steps.js
@@ -36,6 +36,39 @@ export const hydrateSteps = (protocols, steps, reusableSteps) => {
   return [hydratedSteps, Object.values(reusableSteps)];
 };
 
+export const removeNewDeleted = (steps, previousSteps) => {
+  let oldSteps = [];
+  previousSteps.forEach(protocol => {
+    protocol.forEach(step => oldSteps.push(step.id));
+  });
+  return (steps || []).filter(p => {
+    if (p.deleted === true) {
+      return !!oldSteps.includes(p.id);
+    }
+    return true;
+  });
+};
+
+export const addDeletedReusableSteps = (steps, previousSteps, reusableSteps) => {
+  let stepIds = [];
+  steps.forEach(step => {
+    stepIds.push(step.id);
+  });
+  let oldIndex = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < previousSteps.length; i++) {
+    if (stepIds.includes(previousSteps[i].id)) {
+      oldIndex = stepIds.indexOf(previousSteps[i].id);
+    } else {
+      oldIndex = oldIndex + 1;
+      const found = reusableSteps.find((reusableStep) => reusableStep.id === previousSteps[i].reusableStepId);
+      let step = {...found};
+      step.deleted = true;
+      steps.splice(oldIndex, 0, step);
+    }
+  }
+  return steps;
+};
+
 export const getTruncatedStepTitle = (step, numCharacters) => {
   const title = getStepTitle(step.title, null);
   if (!title || title.trim() === '') return null;
diff --git a/client/pages/sections/granted/protocol-steps.js b/client/pages/sections/granted/protocol-steps.js
index 72b8835c..4004fcf7 100644
--- a/client/pages/sections/granted/protocol-steps.js
+++ b/client/pages/sections/granted/protocol-steps.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const Step = ({ id, index, fields, prefix, ...props }) => {
 };
 
 const Steps = ({ values, fields, pdf, prefix, project }) => {
-  const [ steps ] = hydrateSteps(project.protocols, values.steps, project.reusableSteps || {});
+  let [ steps ] = hydrateSteps(project.protocols, values.steps, project.reusableSteps || {});
+  steps = steps.filter(step => !step.deleted);
 
   return (
     <div className="granted-steps">
diff --git a/client/pages/sections/protocols/steps.js b/client/pages/sections/protocols/steps.js
index 0e5e5008..f6b52739 100644
--- a/client/pages/sections/protocols/steps.js
+++ b/client/pages/sections/protocols/steps.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import {
   getRepeatedFromProtocolIndex,
   getStepTitle,
   getTruncatedStepTitle,
-  hydrateSteps
+  hydrateSteps,
+  removeNewDeleted,
+  addDeletedReusableSteps
 } from '../../../helpers/steps';
 import { saveReusableSteps } from '../../../actions/projects';
 import Expandable from '../../../components/expandable';
@@ -46,7 +48,9 @@ class Step extends Component {
   removeItem = e => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (window.confirm('Are you sure you want to remove this step?')) {
-      this.scrollToPrevious();
+      if (!this.props.values.completed) {
+        this.setCompleted(true);
+      }
       this.props.removeItem();
     }
   }
@@ -141,7 +145,8 @@ class Step extends Component {
       pdf,
       readonly,
       expanded,
-      onToggleExpanded
+      onToggleExpanded,
+      number
     } = this.props;
     const changeFieldPrefix = values.reusableStepId ? `reusableSteps.${values.reusableStepId}.` : this.props.prefix;
 
@@ -224,15 +229,20 @@ class Step extends Component {
 
     const repeatedFrom = getRepeatedFromProtocolIndex(values, protocol.id);
     const step = <>
+      {
+        values.deleted && <span className="badge deleted">removed</span>
+      }
       <section
         className={classnames('step', { completed: !stepEditable, editable })}
         ref={this.step}
       >
         <NewComments comments={relevantComments} />
-        <ChangedBadge fields={changeFields(values, changeFieldPrefix)} protocolId={protocol.id} />
+        {
+          !values.deleted && <ChangedBadge fields={changeFields(values, changeFieldPrefix)} protocolId={protocol.id} />
+        }
         <Fragment>
           {
-            editable && completed && !deleted && (
+            editable && completed && !deleted && !values.deleted && (
               <div className="float-right">
                 {
                   length > 1 && (
@@ -246,7 +256,10 @@ class Step extends Component {
             )
           }
           <h3>
-            {`Step ${index + 1}`}
+            Step { !values.deleted && number + 1 }
+            {
+              <a href="#" className={classnames('inline-block', { restore: values.deleted })} onClick={this.props.restoreItem}>{values.deleted ? ' Restore' : ''}</a>
+            }
             {(pdf || readonly) && values.reference && (<Fragment>: { values.reference }</Fragment>)}
             {
               completed && !isUndefined(values.optional) &&
@@ -261,7 +274,7 @@ class Step extends Component {
           }
         </Fragment>
         <EditStepWarning editingReusableStep={editingReusableStep} protocol={protocol} step={values} completed={completed}/>
-        {stepContent}
+        {!values.deleted && stepContent}
       </section>
     </>;
 
@@ -319,14 +332,20 @@ class Step extends Component {
       return (
         <section className={'review-step'}>
           <NewComments comments={relevantComments} />
-          <ChangedBadge fields={changeFields(values, changeFieldPrefix)} protocolId={protocol.id} />
+          {
+            values.deleted && <span className="badge deleted">removed</span>
+          }
+          {
+            !values.deleted && <ChangedBadge fields={changeFields(values, changeFieldPrefix)} protocolId={protocol.id} />
+          }
           <Expandable expanded={expanded} onHeaderClick={() => onToggleExpanded(index)}>
             <Fragment>
               <p className={'toggles float-right'}>
                 <Button className="link no-wrap" onClick={() => onToggleExpanded(index)}>{expanded ? 'Close' : 'Open'} step</Button>
               </p>
               {values.reference ? <h3 className={'title inline'}>{values.reference}</h3> : <h3 className={'title no-wrap'}>{getStepTitle(values.title)}</h3>}
-              <h4 className="light">Step {index + 1} {values.optional === true ? '(optional)' : '(mandatory)'}{repeatedFrom ? ` - repeated from protocol ${repeatedFrom}` : ''}</h4>
+              <h4
+                className="light">{values.deleted ? 'Removed step' : `Step ${number + 1}`} {values.optional === true ? '(optional)' : '(mandatory)'}{repeatedFrom ? ` - repeated from protocol ${repeatedFrom}` : ''}</h4>
             </Fragment>
             {stepContent}
           </Expandable>
@@ -337,7 +356,7 @@ class Step extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-const StepSelector = ({ reusableSteps, values, onSaveSelection, length, onCancel }) => {
+const StepSelector = ({reusableSteps, values, onSaveSelection, length, onCancel}) => {
   const DEFAULT_STEP_REFERENCE = 'Unnamed step';
   const MAX_CHARACTERS_FROM_TITLE = 80;
   const [selectedSteps, setSelectedSteps] = useState([]);
@@ -409,6 +428,7 @@ const StepsRepeater = ({ values, prefix, updateItem, editable, project, isReview
     singular="step"
     prefix={prefix}
     items={steps}
+    softDelete={true}
     onSave={steps => {
       // Extract reusable steps to save
       // Update reusableSteps on project only when they are complete, or have previously been saved
@@ -444,8 +464,16 @@ const StepsRepeater = ({ values, prefix, updateItem, editable, project, isReview
 
 export default function Steps({project, values, ...props}) {
   const isReviewStep = parseInt(useParams().step, 10) === 1;
-  const [ steps, reusableSteps ] = hydrateSteps(project.protocols, values.steps, project.reusableSteps || {});
-
+  const [ allSteps, reusableSteps ] = hydrateSteps(project.protocols, values.steps, project.reusableSteps || {});
+  let steps = allSteps;
+  if (props.pdf) {
+    steps = allSteps.filter(step => !step.deleted);
+  } else {
+    steps = removeNewDeleted(allSteps, props.previousProtocols.steps);
+    if (!props.editable && props.previousProtocols.steps.length > props.index) {
+      steps = addDeletedReusableSteps(steps, props.previousProtocols.steps[props.index], reusableSteps);
+    }
+  }
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(steps.map(() => false));
 
   const setAllExpanded = (e) => {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8cf94a58..9ec3e386 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@asl/projects",
-  "version": "15.6.0",
+  "version": "15.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@asl/projects",
-      "version": "15.6.0",
+      "version": "15.6.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@asl/service": "^10.3.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cd125ab..5a3da012 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@asl/projects",
-  "version": "15.6.0",
+  "version": "15.6.1",
   "description": "ASL PPL prototype",
   "main": "client/external.js",
   "styles": "assets/scss/projects.scss",