diff --git a/assets/css/_route_ladder.scss b/assets/css/_route_ladder.scss
index e763ebe58..2b5d97ca1 100644
--- a/assets/css/_route_ladder.scss
+++ b/assets/css/_route_ladder.scss
@@ -49,14 +49,16 @@
 
   .card-body {
     display: inline-grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr auto 1fr 1fr;
-    padding: 6px 8px;
+    padding: 0;
     align-items: center;
   }
 
-  .c-route-ladder__dropdown-button {
-    height: 2.25rem;
-    width: 2.25rem;
+  .c-new-route-ladder__fake-dropdown {
+    height: 36px;
+    width: 36px;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: $color-eggplant-500;
+    margin: 6px 8px;
   }
 
   .c-route-ladder__alert-icon {
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@
 
   .c-route-ladder__close-button-container {
     grid-column: 5/6;
-    margin: 2px 0 2px auto;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+    margin-left: auto;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/assets/src/components/routeLadder.tsx b/assets/src/components/routeLadder.tsx
index abd105f53..9d9ca7de6 100644
--- a/assets/src/components/routeLadder.tsx
+++ b/assets/src/components/routeLadder.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import { CloseButton as OldCloseButton } from "./closeButton"
 import Tippy from "@tippyjs/react"
 import { tagManagerEvent } from "../helpers/googleTagManager"
 import inTestGroup, { TestGroups } from "../userInTestGroup"
-import { ExclamationTriangleFill, PlusSquare } from "../helpers/bsIcons"
+import { ExclamationTriangleFill } from "../helpers/bsIcons"
 import { RoutePill } from "./routePill"
-import { Card, CloseButton, Dropdown } from "react-bootstrap"
+import { Card, CloseButton } from "react-bootstrap"
 
 interface Props {
   route: Route
@@ -91,17 +91,7 @@ export const NewHeader = ({
   return (
     <Card className="c-new-route-ladder__header">
       <Card.Body>
-        {inTestGroup(TestGroups.DetoursPilot) && (
-          <Dropdown className="border-box inherit-box">
-            <Dropdown.Toggle className="c-route-ladder__dropdown-button" />
-            <Dropdown.Menu>
-              <Dropdown.Item className="icon-link">
-                <PlusSquare />
-                Add detour
-              </Dropdown.Item>
-            </Dropdown.Menu>
-          </Dropdown>
-        )}
+        <div className="c-new-route-ladder__fake-dropdown" />
         {hasAlert && (
           <Tippy
             content="Active detour"
diff --git a/assets/tests/components/__snapshots__/routeLadder.test.tsx.snap b/assets/tests/components/__snapshots__/routeLadder.test.tsx.snap
index 3eef89c50..4ce0cf142 100644
--- a/assets/tests/components/__snapshots__/routeLadder.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/assets/tests/components/__snapshots__/routeLadder.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ exports[`routeLadder renders a route ladder with laying over vehicles 1`] = `
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
 
-exports[`routeLadder renders a route ladder with the new header and detour dropdown 1`] = `
+exports[`routeLadder renders a route ladder with the new header format 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
     class="c-new-route-ladder__header card"
@@ -1330,148 +1330,8 @@ exports[`routeLadder renders a route ladder with the new header and detour dropd
       class="card-body"
     >
       <div
-        class="border-box inherit-box dropdown"
-      >
-        <button
-          aria-expanded="false"
-          class="c-route-ladder__dropdown-button dropdown-toggle btn btn-primary"
-          id="react-aria-:r0:"
-          type="button"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <div
-        class="c-route-pill c-route-pill--bus c-route-ladder__route-pill c-route-pill--large-format"
-      >
-        28
-      </div>
-      <div
-        class="c-route-ladder__close-button-container"
-      >
-        <button
-          aria-label="Close"
-          class="btn-close p-2"
-          type="button"
-        />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    class="c-route-ladder__controls"
-  >
-    <button
-      class="c-route-ladder__reverse"
-    >
-      <span
-        class="c-route-ladder__reverse-icon"
-      >
-        <svg />
-      </span>
-      Reverse
-    </button>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    class="c-ladder"
-    style="width: 184px;"
-  >
-    <svg
-      class="c-ladder__svg"
-      height="0"
-      viewBox="-92 -55 184 0"
-      width="184"
-    >
-      <line
-        class="c-ladder__line"
-        x1="-40"
-        x2="-40"
-        y1="0"
-        y2="-110"
-      />
-      <line
-        class="c-ladder__line"
-        x1="40"
-        x2="40"
-        y1="0"
-        y2="-110"
-      />
-      <circle
-        class="c-ladder__stop-circle"
-        cx="-40"
-        cy="0"
-        r="3"
-      />
-      <circle
-        class="c-ladder__stop-circle"
-        cx="40"
-        cy="0"
-        r="3"
-      />
-      <text
-        class="c-ladder__timepoint-name"
-        dominant-baseline="middle"
-        text-anchor="middle"
-        x="0"
-        y="0"
-      >
-        MATPN
-      </text>
-      <circle
-        class="c-ladder__stop-circle"
-        cx="-40"
-        cy="-55"
-        r="3"
+        class="c-new-route-ladder__fake-dropdown"
       />
-      <circle
-        class="c-ladder__stop-circle"
-        cx="40"
-        cy="-55"
-        r="3"
-      />
-      <text
-        class="c-ladder__timepoint-name"
-        dominant-baseline="middle"
-        text-anchor="middle"
-        x="0"
-        y="-55"
-      >
-        WELLH
-      </text>
-      <circle
-        class="c-ladder__stop-circle"
-        cx="-40"
-        cy="-110"
-        r="3"
-      />
-      <circle
-        class="c-ladder__stop-circle"
-        cx="40"
-        cy="-110"
-        r="3"
-      />
-      <text
-        class="c-ladder__timepoint-name"
-        dominant-baseline="middle"
-        text-anchor="middle"
-        x="0"
-        y="-110"
-      >
-        MORTN
-      </text>
-    </svg>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    class="c-incoming-box"
-  />
-</div>
-`;
-
-exports[`routeLadder renders a route ladder with the new header format 1`] = `
-<div>
-  <div
-    class="c-new-route-ladder__header card"
-  >
-    <div
-      class="card-body"
-    >
       <div
         class="c-route-pill c-route-pill--bus c-route-ladder__route-pill c-route-pill--large-format"
       >
diff --git a/assets/tests/components/routeLadder.test.tsx b/assets/tests/components/routeLadder.test.tsx
index 052f19e2b..c10219b98 100644
--- a/assets/tests/components/routeLadder.test.tsx
+++ b/assets/tests/components/routeLadder.test.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { tagManagerEvent } from "../../src/helpers/googleTagManager"
 import { routeAlert } from "../testHelpers/selectors/components/routeLadder"
 import { mockUsePanelState } from "../testHelpers/usePanelStateMocks"
 import getTestGroups from "../../src/userTestGroups"
-import { TestGroups } from "../../src/userInTestGroup"
 
 jest.mock("../../src/hooks/usePanelState")
 
@@ -226,42 +225,6 @@ describe("routeLadder", () => {
     expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
-  test("renders a route ladder with the new header and detour dropdown", () => {
-    jest
-      .mocked(getTestGroups)
-      .mockReturnValue([
-        TestGroups.RouteLadderHeaderUpdate,
-        TestGroups.DetoursPilot,
-      ])
-
-    const route: Route = routeFactory.build({
-      id: "28",
-      name: "28",
-    })
-    const timepoints = [
-      { id: "MATPN", name: "MATPN Name" },
-      { id: "WELLH", name: "WELLH Name" },
-      { id: "MORTN", name: "MORTN Name" },
-    ]
-
-    const { container: tree } = render(
-      <RouteLadder
-        route={route}
-        timepoints={timepoints}
-        vehiclesAndGhosts={undefined}
-        selectedVehicleId={undefined}
-        deselectRoute={() => {}}
-        reverseLadder={() => {}}
-        toggleCrowding={() => {}}
-        ladderDirections={{}}
-        ladderCrowdingToggles={{}}
-        hasAlert={false}
-      />
-    )
-
-    expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot()
-  })
-
   test("renders a route ladder with vehicles", () => {
     const route: Route = routeFactory.build({
       id: "28",