diff --git a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
index 11e803a6f..0eed27323 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class CommentsController < ApplicationController
     @commentable_type = @commentable.class.name if @commentable
 
     set_surrogate_key_header "comments-for-#{@commentable.id}-#{@commentable_type}" if @commentable
-
-    render :deleted_commentable_comment unless @commentable
   end
   # rubocop:enable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
   # rubocop:enable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index e00c8a26d..ca2f59cf0 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           <%= "comment--too-deep" if comment.depth > 3 %>
         "
         data-comment-id="<%= comment.id %>"
-        data-path="<%= commentable.path %>/comments/<%= comment.id_code_generated %>"
+        data-path="<%= commentable&.path %>/comments/<%= comment.id_code_generated %>"
         data-comment-author-id="<%= comment_user_id_unless_deleted comment %>"
         data-content-user-id="<%= comment_user_id_unless_deleted comment %>">
         <%= render("comments/comment_proper",
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment_header.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment_header.html.erb
index bffdfc5d5..0f19bbc2d 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment_header.html.erb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <li><a href="<%= URL.comment(comment) %>" class="crayons-link crayons-link--block permalink-copybtn" aria-label="Copy link to <%= comment.user.name %>'s comment" data-no-instant><%= t("core.copy_link") %></a></li>
         <li class="comment-actions hidden" data-user-id="<%= comment.user_id %>" data-action="settings-button" data-path="<%= URL.comment(comment) %>/settings" aria-label="Go to <%= comment.user.name %>'s comment settings"></li>
         <% action = comment.hidden_by_commentable_user ? "Unhide" : "Hide" %>
-        <li class="comment-actions hidden" data-action="hide-button" data-commentable-user-id="<%= commentable.user_id %>" data-user-id="<%= comment.user_id %>">
+        <li class="comment-actions hidden" data-action="hide-button" data-commentable-user-id="<%= commentable&.user_id %>" data-user-id="<%= comment.user_id %>">
           <a href="#" class="crayons-link crayons-link--block hide-comment" data-hide-type="<%= action.downcase %>" data-comment-id="<%= comment.id %>" aria-label="<%= action %> <%= comment.user.name %>'s comment">
             <%= action %>
           </a>
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment_proper.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment_proper.html.erb
index 661639791..5d9146aed 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment_proper.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment_proper.html.erb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       <% end %>
     </div>
 
-    <%= unless comment.deleted
+    <%= unless comment.deleted || commentable.nil?
           (render partial: "comments/comment_footer", locals: {
             comment: comment,
             commentable: commentable,
diff --git a/app/views/comments/deleted_commentable_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/deleted_commentable_comment.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 131a8e535..000000000
--- a/app/views/comments/deleted_commentable_comment.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-<div class="comments-container comments-dedicated-page-container">
-  <h3>Comment from a deleted article or podcast</h3>
-  <div class="single-comment-node root">
-    <% @user ||= @root_comment.user %>
-    <% if @root_comment.blank? || @root_comment.deleted %>
-      <div class="inner-comment">
-        <div class="body">
-          [deleted]
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    <% else %>
-      <div class="inner-comment">
-        <% decorated_comment = @root_comment.decorate %>
-
-        <% if decorated_comment.low_quality %>
-          <div class="crayons-notice crayons-notice--warning low-quality-comment-marker">
-            <%= image_tag(Images::Optimizer.call(Settings::General.mascot_image_url, width: 50, height: 50, crop: "imagga_scale"), class: "sloan", alt: "Sloan, the sloth mascot", loading: "lazy") %>
-            Comment marked as low quality/non-constructive by the community. <a href="/code-of-conduct">View Code of Conduct</a>
-          </div>
-        <% end %>
-
-        <div class="details <%= "low-quality-comment" if decorated_comment.low_quality %>">
-          <a href="/<%= @user.username %>">
-            <img class="profile-pic" src="<%= Images::Profile.call(@user.profile_image_url, length: 50) %>" alt="<%= @user.username %> profile image" />
-            <span class="comment-username">
-              <span class="comment-username-inner">
-                <%= @user.name %>
-              </span>
-            </span>
-          </a>
-          <% if @user.twitter_username.present? %>
-            <a href="https://twitter.com/<%= @user.twitter_username %>" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
-              <%= image_tag("twitter-logo.svg", class: "icon-img", alt: "twitter logo") %></a>
-          <% end %>
-          <% if @user.github_username.present? %>
-            <a href="https://github.com/<%= @user.github_username %>" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
-              <%= image_tag("github-logo.svg", class: "icon-img", alt: "github logo") %>
-            </a>
-          <% end %>
-          <%= render "comments/comment_date", decorated_comment: decorated_comment %>
-        </div>
-        <div
-          class="body
-          <%= "low-quality-comment" if decorated_comment.low_quality %>
-          <%= "color-base-60" if @root_comment.decorate.low_quality %>">
-          <%= sanitize @root_comment.processed_html %>
-          <button class="reaction-button reacted" disabled>
-            <img class="voted-heart" src="<%= asset_path("twemoji/heart.svg") %>" alt="Favorite heart button" />
-            <span class="reactions-count"><%= @root_comment.reactions_count %></span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div class="actions">
-          <% if @root_comment.user_id == current_user&.id %>
-            <span class="current-user-actions">
-              <a href="<%= @root_comment.path %>/delete_confirm" class="edit-butt" rel="nofollow">DELETE</a>
-              <a href="<%= @root_comment.path %>/edit" class="edit-butt" rel="nofollow">EDIT</a>
-            </span>
-          <% end %>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    <% end %>
-  </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/app/views/comments/index.html.erb b/app/views/comments/index.html.erb
index 848ef034c..74fe343f9 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/index.html.erb
@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
 <%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag "postCommentsPage", defer: true %>
 <% if @root_comment.present? %>
-  <% title("#{@root_comment.title} - #{community_name}") %>
+  <% title("#{@root_comment.title}") %>
 <% else %>
-  <% title("Discussion of #{@commentable.title} - #{community_name}") %>
+  <% title("Discussion of #{@commentable.title}") %>
 <% end %>
 
-<%= content_for :page_meta do %>
-  <meta name="description" content="<%= @commentable.description || "An article from the community" %>">
-  <%= meta_keywords_article %>
+<% if @commentable %>
+  <%= content_for :page_meta do %>
+    <meta name="description" content="<%= @commentable.description || "An article from the community" %>">
+    <%= meta_keywords_article %>
 
-  <meta property="og:type" content="article" />
-  <meta property="og:title" content="Discussion of <%= @commentable.title %>" />
-  <meta property="og:description" content="<%= @commentable.description || "#{community_name} Comment" %>" />
-  <meta property="og:site_name" content="<%= community_name %>" />
-  <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
-  <meta name="twitter:site" content="@<%= Settings::General.social_media_handles["twitter"] %>">
-  <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@<%= @user.twitter_username %>">
-  <meta name="twitter:title" content="<%= @commentable.title %>">
-  <meta name="twitter:description" content="<%= @commentable.description || "#{community_name} Comment" %>">
+    <meta property="og:type" content="article" />
+    <meta property="og:title" content="Discussion of <%= @commentable.title %>" />
+    <meta property="og:description" content="<%= @commentable.description || "#{community_name} Comment" %>" />
+    <meta property="og:site_name" content="<%= community_name %>" />
+    <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
+    <meta name="twitter:site" content="@<%= Settings::General.social_media_handles["twitter"] %>">
+    <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@<%= @user.twitter_username %>">
+    <meta name="twitter:title" content="<%= @commentable.title %>">
+    <meta name="twitter:description" content="<%= @commentable.description || "#{community_name} Comment" %>">
 
-  <% if @root_comment.present? %>
-    <link rel="canonical" href="<%= app_url(@root_comment.path) %>" />
-    <meta property="og:url" content="<%= app_url(@root_comment.path) %>" />
-    <meta property="og:title" content="<%= truncate(strip_tags(@root_comment.processed_html), length: 50) %> — <%= community_name %>" />
-    <meta name="twitter:title" content="<%= truncate(strip_tags(@root_comment.processed_html), length: 50) %> — <%= community_name %>">
-    <meta property="og:image" content="<%= comment_social_image_url(@root_comment) %>" />
-    <meta name="twitter:image" content="<%= comment_social_image_url(@root_comment) %>">
-    <% if @root_comment.score < 0 || @commentable.score < 0 %>
-      <meta name="googlebot" content="noindex">
-      <meta name="googlebot" content="nofollow">
-    <% end %>
-  <% else %>
-    <link rel="canonical" href="<%= app_url("#{@commentable.path}/comments") %>" />
-    <meta property="og:url" content="<%= app_url("#{@commentable.path}/comments") %>" />
-    <meta property="og:title" content="[Discussion] <%= @commentable.title %> — <%= community_name %>" />
-    <meta name="twitter:title" content="[Discussion] <%= @commentable.title %> — <%= community_name %>">
-    <% if @commentable.class.name == "Article" && @commentable.published %>
-      <meta property="og:image" content="<%= article_social_image_url(@commentable) %>" />
-      <meta name="twitter:image" content="<%= article_social_image_url(@commentable) %>">
+    <% if @root_comment.present? %>
+      <link rel="canonical" href="<%= app_url(@root_comment.path) %>" />
+      <meta property="og:url" content="<%= app_url(@root_comment.path) %>" />
+      <meta property="og:title" content="<%= truncate(strip_tags(@root_comment.processed_html), length: 50) %> — <%= community_name %>" />
+      <meta name="twitter:title" content="<%= truncate(strip_tags(@root_comment.processed_html), length: 50) %> — <%= community_name %>">
+      <meta property="og:image" content="<%= comment_social_image_url(@root_comment) %>" />
+      <meta name="twitter:image" content="<%= comment_social_image_url(@root_comment) %>">
+      <% if @root_comment.score < 0 || @commentable.score < 0 %>
+        <meta name="googlebot" content="noindex">
+        <meta name="googlebot" content="nofollow">
+      <% end %>
+    <% else %>
+      <link rel="canonical" href="<%= app_url("#{@commentable.path}/comments") %>" />
+      <meta property="og:url" content="<%= app_url("#{@commentable.path}/comments") %>" />
+      <meta property="og:title" content="[Discussion] <%= @commentable.title %> — <%= community_name %>" />
+      <meta name="twitter:title" content="[Discussion] <%= @commentable.title %> — <%= community_name %>">
+      <% if @commentable.class.name == "Article" && @commentable.published %>
+        <meta property="og:image" content="<%= article_social_image_url(@commentable) %>" />
+        <meta name="twitter:image" content="<%= article_social_image_url(@commentable) %>">
+      <% end %>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
 <%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag "commentDropdowns", "followButtons", defer: true %>
 
 <div class="crayons-layout crayons-layout--limited-l gap-0" data-follow-button-container="true">
-  <% if @commentable.class.name == "Article" %>
+  <% if @commentable && @commentable.class.name == "Article" %>
     <%= render "shared/payment_pointer", user: @commentable.user %>
     <span id="comment-article-indicator" data-article-id="<%= @commentable.id %>"></span>
   <% end %>
@@ -89,13 +91,17 @@
     <div id="response-templates-data" class="hidden"></div>
     <%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag "responseTemplates", "commentsDisplay", defer: true %>
     <header class="p-2 pb-4 m:p-6 m:pb-6 crayons-card crayons-card--secondary s:mx-2 m:mx-4 -mb-1 z-0">
-      <h1 class="crayons-subtitle-1 mb-4">
-        <span class="fw-normal color-base-60">Discussion on: </span>
-        <%= @commentable.title %>
-      </h1>
-      <div class="flex">
-        <a class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--outlined mr-2" href="<%= @commentable.path %>"><%= t("core.view") %> <%= t("core.post").downcase %></a>
-      </div>
+      <% if @commentable %>
+        <h1 class="crayons-subtitle-1 mb-4">
+            <span class="fw-normal color-base-60">Discussion on: </span>
+            <%= @commentable.title %>
+        </h1>
+        <div class="flex">
+          <a class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--outlined mr-2" href="<%= @commentable.path %>"><%= t("core.view") %> <%= t("core.post").downcase %></a>
+        </div>
+      <% else %>
+        [Comment from a deleted post]
+      <% end %>
     </header>
   <% end %>
 
@@ -112,8 +118,8 @@
   <section
     class="crayons-card text-padding min-w-0 z-elevate"
     id="comments-container"
-    data-commentable-id="<%= @commentable.id %>"
-    data-commentable-type="<%= @commentable.class.name %>">
+    data-commentable-id="<%= @commentable&.id %>"
+    data-commentable-type="<%= @commentable&.class&.name %>">
 
     <% unless @root_comment %>
       <%= render "form",
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@
       <% end %>
     </div>
 
-    <% if @commentable.any_comments_hidden %>
+    <% if @commentable&.any_comments_hidden %>
       <p class="mb-2 pt-6 fs-s align-center color-base-60">
         Some comments have been hidden by the post's author - <a href="/faq#what-does-comment-hidden-by-post-author-mean">find out more</a>
       </p>
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@
     <%= render "articles/conduct_and_abuse_actions", page: "comments_index" %>
   </div>
 
-  <% if has_vid?(@commentable) %>
+  <% if @commentable && has_vid?(@commentable) %>
     <%= render "articles/fitvids" %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/requests/comments_spec.rb b/spec/requests/comments_spec.rb
index 382ebaf9e..5122bad83 100644
--- a/spec/requests/comments_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/comments_spec.rb
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Comments", type: :request do
         article.destroy
 
         get comment.path
-        expect(response.body).to include("Comment from a deleted article or podcast")
+        expect(response.body).to include("Comment from a deleted post")
       end
     end
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Comments", type: :request do
         podcast_episode.destroy
 
         get podcast_comment.path
-        expect(response.body).to include("Comment from a deleted article or podcast")
+        expect(response.body).to include("Comment from a deleted post")
       end
     end
   end