diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
index c49b5f95628..5a092c25adf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export function getNewDashboardModelData(urlFolderId?: string | null): any {
     meta: {
       canStar: false,
       canShare: false,
+      canDelete: false,
       isNew: true,
       folderId: 0,
     },