diff --git a/src/pages/AdminDashboard.jsx b/src/pages/AdminDashboard.jsx
index 99f6f38..0c1c18f 100644
--- a/src/pages/AdminDashboard.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/AdminDashboard.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
 import { useJobPostings, useApplications, useStaff } from '@/lib/krowHooks';
 import PipelineFunnel from '@/components/krow/PipelineFunnel';
 import KROWCandidateLeaderboard from '@/components/krow/KROWCandidateLeaderboard';
-import { Briefcase, Users, Brain, ClipboardCheck, UserCheck, BadgeCheck, Gauge, Plus, ChevronRight, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Briefcase, Users, Brain, ClipboardCheck, UserCheck, BadgeCheck, Gauge, ChevronRight, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
 import { AssistantTrigger } from '@/components/ai-assistant';
 
 const METRICS = [
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ export default function AdminDashboard() {
           <p className="text-[14px] text-[#6B7280] mt-1">Full hiring pipeline, staffing & talent intelligence in one view</p>
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <button onClick={() => navigate('/positions/new')} className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 bg-[#F9E547] text-[#0A39DF] text-[13px] font-bold px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full shadow-lg hover:scale-[1.03] transition-transform">
-            <Plus className="w-4 h-4" /> Create Position
-          </button>
           <AssistantTrigger />
         </div>
       </motion.div>
diff --git a/src/pages/admin/ControlCenter.jsx b/src/pages/admin/ControlCenter.jsx
index 7da6b1b..7226591 100644
--- a/src/pages/admin/ControlCenter.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/admin/ControlCenter.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   Tooltip, XAxis, YAxis,
 } from 'recharts';
 import {
-  AlertTriangle, ArrowRight, Building2, CalendarCheck, CheckCircle2, ChevronRight, Clock, Download, Filter, Plus, Sparkles, Users, Zap,
+  AlertTriangle, ArrowRight, Building2, CalendarCheck, CheckCircle2, ChevronRight, Clock, Download, Filter, Sparkles, Users, Zap,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import {
@@ -578,16 +578,11 @@ export default function ControlCenter() {
     <AdminPage
       title="Control Center"
       subtitle="Workforce operations · hiring intelligence · platform health"
-      actions={
-        <>
-          <Button size="sm" shape="rounded" onClick={() => navigate('/admin/positions/new')}>
-            <Plus aria-hidden="true" /> Create Position
-          </Button>
-          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" shape="rounded" onClick={exportSnapshot}>
-            <Download aria-hidden="true" /> Export
-          </Button>
-        </>
-      }
+      actions={(
+        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" shape="rounded" onClick={exportSnapshot}>
+          <Download aria-hidden="true" /> Export
+        </Button>
+      )}
     >
       {/* 1 ── Operations snapshot */}
       <Snapshot metrics={metrics} loading={isLoading} />