diff --git a/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.test.tsx b/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.test.tsx
index 768b413..6858a9c 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.test.tsx
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ describe("ApprovalsPage — Approve & send from list", () => {
     });
     const { toast } = await import("sonner");
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(toast).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.stringContaining("already actioned"),
-        expect.anything()
+      expect(toast.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining("already actioned")
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.tsx b/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.tsx
index f2866bd..d0d578b 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/quotes/approvals/page.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import getPocketBase from "@/lib/pocketbase";
-import { formatDate, formatCurrency } from "@/lib/pb-helpers";
+import { formatDate } from "@/lib/pb-helpers";
 import { quoteStatusClassName, formatQuoteStatus } from "@/lib/quote-status";
 import { ArrowLeft, CheckCircle, XCircle, Loader2, FileText, ListChecks } from "lucide-react";
 import { getClientIdentity } from "@/lib/dev-identity";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import type { Quote, QuoteItem, QuoteAttachment } from "@/lib/types";
 import { SendQuoteModal } from "@/components/quotes/send-quote-modal";
-import { isPlaceholderCustomer } from "@/lib/placeholder-customers";
 
 /**
  * /quotes/approvals — queue of quotes awaiting the rep's eyes.
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ export default function ApprovalsPage() {
         //   3) Anything else (placeholder customer, validation, 5xx) —
         //      generic error toast.
         if (body.code === "invalid_status") {
-          toast("This quote was already actioned — refreshing.", { type: "info" });
+          toast.info("This quote was already actioned — refreshing.");
           router.refresh();
           setSendModalQuoteId(null);
           return;
@@ -221,6 +220,12 @@ export default function ApprovalsPage() {
           router.refresh();
           return;
         }
+        if (res.status === 404) {
+          toast.info("This quote no longer exists. Refreshing.");
+          setSendModalQuoteId(null);
+          router.refresh();
+          return;
+        }
         toast.error(body.error ?? `Approve failed (HTTP ${res.status})`);
         return;
       }
@@ -543,17 +548,9 @@ export default function ApprovalsPage() {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Placeholder-customer UX (disable submit) is delegated to the
-          server's 422 response. The detail page passes a customerIsPlaceholder
-          prop to SendQuoteModal; the list page deliberately doesn't bother —
-          placeholder customers shouldn't reach the approval queue in normal
-          flow, and the existing 422 handler shows the failure cleanly. */}
       {(() => {
         const openQuote = quotes.find((q) => q.id === sendModalQuoteId);
         if (!openQuote) return null;
-        const customerIsPlaceholder = isPlaceholderCustomer(
-          openQuote.expand?.customer?.customer ?? ""
-        );
         return (
           <SendQuoteModal
             open={true}