diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index b797b4bdc..87bfbc524 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -229,8 +229,10 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                         { id: 'names', title: Ox._('Manage Names...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManageTitlesAndNames') },
                         { id: 'translations', title: Ox._('Manage Translations...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManageTranslations') },
                         {},
-                        { id: 'places', title: Ox._('Manage Places...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManagePlacesAndEvents') },
-                        { id: 'events', title: Ox._('Manage Events...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManagePlacesAndEvents') },
+                        pandora.hasView('map')
+                        ? [{ id: 'places', title: Ox._('Manage Places...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManagePlacesAndEvents') }] : [],
+                        pandora.hasView('calendar')
+                        ? [{ id: 'events', title: Ox._('Manage Events...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManagePlacesAndEvents') }] : [],
                         {},
                         { id: 'users', title: Ox._('Manage Users...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManageUsers') },
                         { id: 'statistics', title: Ox._('Statistics...'), disabled: !pandora.hasCapability('canManageUsers') },
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index 32c40c08c..ae2758cc8 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -2489,6 +2489,9 @@ pandora.hasPlacesLayer = function() {
     });
 };
 
+pandora.hasView = function(id) {
+    return !!(Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.itemViews, id) || Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.listViews, id))
+};
 
 pandora.isClipView = function(view, item) {
     if (pandora.user.ui.section == 'items') {