diff --git a/Views/Notes/createNote.phtml b/Views/Notes/createNote.phtml
index e67340d..f014524 100644
--- a/Views/Notes/createNote.phtml
+++ b/Views/Notes/createNote.phtml
@@ -7,16 +7,7 @@ $parsedown->setSafeMode(true);
 
 $this->notesModel = new \ppa\Model\NotesModel();
 
-$isEditMode = false;
 $note = null;
-if ($isEditMode) {
-    $noteId = $_GET['id'] ?? 0;
-    $note = $this->notesModel->getNoteById($noteId, $_SESSION['user_id']);
-    if (!$note) {
-        echo "<div class='alert alert-danger'>Note not found or you don't have permission to edit it.</div>";
-        echo "<a href='?controller=Notes&page=showNotes&do=showNotes' class='button secondary'>Back to Dashboard</a>";
-    }
-}
 
 function isLoggedIn() {
     return isset($_SESSION['user_id']);
@@ -34,33 +25,30 @@ function sanitize($data, $flags = ENT_QUOTES, $encoding = 'UTF-8') {
 <div class="container">
 
 <div class="page-header">
-    <h2><?php echo $isEditMode ? 'Edit Note' . (isAdmin() && $note && $note['user_id'] != $_SESSION['user_id'] ? ' (Admin Edit - Owner: '.sanitize($note['owner_username']).')' : '') : 'Create New Note'; ?></h2>
+    <h2>Create New Note</h2>
         <a href="?controller=Notes&page=showNotes&do=showNotes" class="button secondary">Cancel</a>
 </div>
 
 <div id="drop-zone">Drag & drop a .txt or .md file here, or fill manually.</div>
 
 <form id="note-form" method="POST">
-    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="<?php echo $isEditMode ? 'update_note' : 'create_note'; ?>">
-    <?php if ($isEditMode && $note): ?>
-        <input type="hidden" name="note_id" value="<?php echo sanitize($note['id']); ?>">
-    <?php endif; ?>
+    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="create_note">
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="title">Title:</label>
-        <input type="text" id="title" name="title" value="<?php echo $isEditMode && $note ? sanitize($note['title']) : ''; ?>" required>
+        <input type="text" id="title" name="title" value="" required>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="content">Content (Markdown supported):</label>
-        <textarea id="content" name="content" rows="10" required><?php echo $isEditMode && $note ? sanitize($note['content']) : ''; ?></textarea>
+        <textarea id="content" name="content" rows="10" required></textarea>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label>Live Markdown Preview:</label>
         <div id="markdown-preview" class="markdown-preview">
-            <?php if($isEditMode && $note && !empty($note['content'])) echo $parsedown->text(sanitize($note['content'])); else echo "Start typing or drop a file to see preview..."; ?>
+            Start typing or drop a file to see preview...
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="form-actions">
-        <button type="submit" class="button"><?php echo $isEditMode ? 'Update Note' : 'Create Note'; ?></button>
+        <button type="submit" class="button">Create Note</button>
     </div>
     <input type="hidden" name="controller" value="Notes">
     <input type="hidden" name="do" value="createNote">
diff --git a/Views/Notes/editNote.phtml b/Views/Notes/editNote.phtml
index 1cd33f5..df170ea 100644
--- a/Views/Notes/editNote.phtml
+++ b/Views/Notes/editNote.phtml
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ $parsedown->setSafeMode(true);
 
 $this->notesModel = new \ppa\Model\NotesModel();
 
-$isEditMode = true;
 $note = null;
-if ($isEditMode) {
-    $noteId = $_GET['id'] ?? 0;
-    $note = $this->notesModel->getNoteById($noteId, $_SESSION['user_id']);
-    if (!$note) {
-        echo "<div class='alert alert-danger'>Note not found or you don't have permission to edit it.</div>";
-        echo "<a href='?controller=Notes&page=showNotes&do=showNotes' class='button secondary'>Back to Dashboard</a>";
-    }
+$noteId = $_GET['id'] ?? 0;
+$note = $this->notesModel->getNoteById($noteId, $_SESSION['user_id']);
+if (!$note) {
+    echo "<div class='alert alert-danger'>Note not found or you don't have permission to edit it.</div>";
+    echo "<a href='?controller=Notes&page=showNotes&do=showNotes' class='button secondary'>Back to Dashboard</a>";
 }
 
 function isLoggedIn() {
@@ -34,33 +31,31 @@ function sanitize($data, $flags = ENT_QUOTES, $encoding = 'UTF-8') {
 <div class="container">
 
 <div class="page-header">
-    <h2><?php echo $isEditMode ? 'Edit Note' . (isAdmin() && $note && $note['user_id'] != $_SESSION['user_id'] ? ' (Admin Edit - Owner: '.sanitize($note['owner_username']).')' : '') : 'Create New Note'; ?></h2>
+    <h2><?php echo 'Edit Note' . (isAdmin() && $note && $note['user_id'] != $_SESSION['user_id'] ? ' (Admin Edit - Owner: '.sanitize($note['owner_username']).')' : '') ?></h2>
         <a href="?controller=Notes&page=showNotes&do=showNotes" class="button secondary">Cancel</a>
 </div>
 
 <div id="drop-zone">Drag & drop a .txt or .md file here, or fill manually.</div>
 
 <form id="note-form" method="POST">
-    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="<?php echo $isEditMode ? 'update_note' : 'create_note'; ?>">
-    <?php if ($isEditMode && $note): ?>
-        <input type="hidden" name="note_id" value="<?php echo sanitize($note['id']); ?>">
-    <?php endif; ?>
+    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="update_note">
+    <input type="hidden" name="note_id" value="<?php echo sanitize($note['id']); ?>">
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="title">Title:</label>
-        <input type="text" id="title" name="title" value="<?php echo $isEditMode && $note ? sanitize($note['title']) : ''; ?>" required>
+        <input type="text" id="title" name="title" value="<?php echo $note ? sanitize($note['title']) : ''; ?>" required>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="content">Content (Markdown supported):</label>
-        <textarea id="content" name="content" rows="10" required><?php echo $isEditMode && $note ? sanitize($note['content']) : ''; ?></textarea>
+        <textarea id="content" name="content" rows="10" required><?php echo $note ? sanitize($note['content']) : ''; ?></textarea>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label>Live Markdown Preview:</label>
         <div id="markdown-preview" class="markdown-preview">
-            <?php if($isEditMode && $note && !empty($note['content'])) echo $parsedown->text(sanitize($note['content'])); else echo "Start typing or drop a file to see preview..."; ?>
+            <?php if($note && !empty($note['content'])) echo $parsedown->text(sanitize($note['content'])); else echo "Start typing or drop a file to see preview..."; ?>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="form-actions">
-        <button type="submit" class="button"><?php echo $isEditMode ? 'Update Note' : 'Create Note'; ?></button>
+        <button type="submit" class="button">Update Note</button>
     </div>
     <input type="hidden" name="controller" value="Notes">
     <input type="hidden" name="do" value="editNote">