diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js
index be8f73a51..890ff1e9c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     initialize: function() {
       App.Votes.hoverize("div.votes");
       App.Votes.hoverize("div.supports");
-      App.Votes.hoverize("div.comment-footer");
     }
   };
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss
index 11f781a1c..36a2298d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss
@@ -630,21 +630,6 @@
 
         .comments-wrapper {
           position: relative;
-
-          .participation-not-allowed {
-            padding: rem-calc(20) rem-calc(8);
-          }
-        }
-
-        .comment-footer {
-          position: relative;
-
-          .participation-not-allowed {
-            font-size: rem-calc(14);
-            height: rem-calc(50);
-            padding: $line-height / 2;
-            top: -18px;
-          }
         }
 
         .comment-input {
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb
index 6d5661622..c33429e07 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
 
-    <% if @process.allegations_phase.open? %>
-      <a class="button publish-comment" href="#"><strong><%= t("legislation.annotations.comments.publish_comment") %></strong></a>
-      &nbsp;
-    <% end %>
-
     <% if @process.allegations_phase.open? %>
       <% if user_signed_in? %>
+        <a class="button publish-comment" href="#"><strong><%= t("legislation.annotations.comments.publish_comment") %></strong></a>
+        &nbsp;
         <% css_id = parent_or_commentable_dom_id(nil, annotation) %>
         <div id="js-comment-form-annotation-<%= annotation.id %>" style="display:none" class="comment-form js-comment-form-annotation">
           <%= form_for @comment, url: legislation_process_draft_version_annotation_new_comment_path(annotation.draft_version.process, annotation.draft_version, annotation), remote: true do |f| %>
@@ -34,14 +31,7 @@
           <% end %>
         </div>
       <% else %>
-
-      <div>
-        <div class="participation-not-allowed" style="display: none;" aria-hidden="false">
-          <%= sanitize(t("users.login_to_comment",
-              signin: link_to_signin, signup: link_to_signup)) %>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
+        <%= render "shared/login_to_comment" %>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
   </div>