diff --git a/gui/main.go b/gui/main.go
index 05467de..c5b539a 100644
--- a/gui/main.go
+++ b/gui/main.go
@@ -2404,10 +2404,8 @@ func _helptext(stage string) template.HTML {
 			"the Root CA from the previous step.</p>\n",
 			"<p>If you want to <b>generate</b> a certificate, by default the same key type and strength is selected as\n",
 			"was chosen in the previous step when generating the root, but you may choose a different\n",
-			"one. By default the common name is the same as the CN for the Root CA, minus the word 'Root'.</p>\n",
-			"<p>If you are using an offline Root CA certificate then you can download the Certificate Signing\n",
-			"Request (CSR) here and have it signed by the Root CA. Alternatively we (temporarily) need the\n",
-			"secret key of the Root CA for generating the issuing certificate.</p>"))
+			"one (if technically possible). By default the common name is the same as the CN for the Root CA, minus\n",
+			"the word 'Root'.</p>\n"))
 	} else if stage == "standalone" {
 		return template.HTML(fmt.Sprint("<p>Currently only step-ca is supported, using the MySQL database backend.\n",
 			"Please provide the necessary connectiuon details here."))
diff --git a/gui/templates/views/cert.tmpl b/gui/templates/views/cert.tmpl
index b114400..2e0469c 100644
--- a/gui/templates/views/cert.tmpl
+++ b/gui/templates/views/cert.tmpl
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@
     <span class="error">{{ . }}</span><br/>
     {{ end }}
     <input class="btn btn-default" type="submit" value="Generate" name="generate" id="generatebtn">
-    {{ if and (not .IsRoot) (not .IsRootGenerated) }}
-    <input class="btn btn-default" type="submit" value="Get CSR" name="getcsr">
-    {{ end }}
     {{ if and (not .IsRoot) .IsFirst }}
     <input class="btn btn-danger btn-right" type="submit" value="Revert Root" name="revertroot" id="revertroot">
     {{ end }}