diff --git a/src/components/MoneyReportHeader.tsx b/src/components/MoneyReportHeader.tsx
index 64c0de7d7eb2..6818c7cc6be8 100644
--- a/src/components/MoneyReportHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MoneyReportHeader.tsx
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ function MoneyReportHeader({policy, report: moneyRequestReport, transactionThrea
     // Only the requestor can delete the request, admins can only edit it.
     const isActionOwner =
         typeof requestParentReportAction?.actorAccountID === 'number' && typeof session?.accountID === 'number' && requestParentReportAction.actorAccountID === session?.accountID;
+    const canDeleteRequest = isActionOwner && ReportUtils.canAddOrDeleteTransactions(moneyRequestReport) && !isDeletedParentAction;
     const isPolicyAdmin = policy?.role === CONST.POLICY.ROLE.ADMIN;
     const isApprover = ReportUtils.isMoneyRequestReport(moneyRequestReport) && moneyRequestReport?.managerID !== null && session?.accountID === moneyRequestReport?.managerID;
-    const canDeleteRequest =
-        isActionOwner && (ReportUtils.canAddOrDeleteTransactions(moneyRequestReport) || ReportUtils.isTrackExpenseReport(transactionThreadReport)) && !isDeletedParentAction;
     const [isHoldMenuVisible, setIsHoldMenuVisible] = useState(false);
     const [paymentType, setPaymentType] = useState<PaymentMethodType>();
     const [requestType, setRequestType] = useState<ActionHandledType>();
diff --git a/src/components/MoneyRequestHeader.tsx b/src/components/MoneyRequestHeader.tsx
index 173525bdaaa9..d55d3cc19fe9 100644
--- a/src/components/MoneyRequestHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MoneyRequestHeader.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ function MoneyRequestHeader({report, parentReportAction, policy, shouldUseNarrow
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
     const [isDeleteModalVisible, setIsDeleteModalVisible] = useState(false);
     const [shouldShowHoldMenu, setShouldShowHoldMenu] = useState(false);
-    const moneyRequestReport = parentReport;
+    const isSelfDMTrackExpenseReport = ReportUtils.isTrackExpenseReport(report) && ReportUtils.isSelfDM(parentReport);
+    const moneyRequestReport = !isSelfDMTrackExpenseReport ? parentReport : undefined;
     const isSettled = ReportUtils.isSettled(moneyRequestReport?.reportID);
     const isApproved = ReportUtils.isReportApproved(moneyRequestReport);
     const isDraft = ReportUtils.isOpenExpenseReport(moneyRequestReport);
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ function MoneyRequestHeader({report, parentReportAction, policy, shouldUseNarrow
     const canHoldOrUnholdRequest = !isSettled && !isApproved && !isDeletedParentAction && !ReportUtils.isArchivedRoom(parentReport);
 
     // If the report supports adding transactions to it, then it also supports deleting transactions from it.
-    const canDeleteRequest = isActionOwner && (ReportUtils.canAddOrDeleteTransactions(moneyRequestReport) || ReportUtils.isTrackExpenseReport(report)) && !isDeletedParentAction;
+    const canDeleteRequest = isActionOwner && (ReportUtils.canAddOrDeleteTransactions(moneyRequestReport) || isSelfDMTrackExpenseReport) && !isDeletedParentAction;
 
     const changeMoneyRequestStatus = () => {
         const iouTransactionID = ReportActionsUtils.isMoneyRequestAction(parentReportAction) ? ReportActionsUtils.getOriginalMessage(parentReportAction)?.IOUTransactionID ?? '-1' : '-1';