diff --git a/hypha/apply/projects/forms/payment.py b/hypha/apply/projects/forms/payment.py
index ecc01ce231a6b166d110289357754007bbe72394..3f4a46826cb8589919b3c3aca252a7a0d09b0801 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/projects/forms/payment.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/projects/forms/payment.py
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ class ChangeInvoiceStatusForm(forms.ModelForm):
             CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_STAFF: filter_request_choices([DECLINED], user_choices),
             APPROVED_BY_STAFF: filter_request_choices(
                 [
-                    CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1, DECLINED,
+                    CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1,
                 ],
                 user_choices
             ),
             CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1: filter_request_choices([CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_STAFF, DECLINED], user_choices),
             CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2: filter_request_choices(
                 [
-                    CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1, DECLINED
+                    CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1,
                 ],
                 user_choices
             ),
-            APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1: filter_request_choices([CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_2, DECLINED], user_choices),
+            APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1: filter_request_choices([CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_2], user_choices),
         }
         status_field.choices = possible_status_transitions_lut.get(instance.status, [])
 
diff --git a/hypha/apply/projects/models/payment.py b/hypha/apply/projects/models/payment.py
index 94ac5b67b744c7736a3df7625dcd4f0f57a4b0cb..8cdc4829629c3300373cf61ae0210907ff712329 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/projects/models/payment.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/projects/models/payment.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ INVOICE_TRANISTION_TO_RESUBMITTED = [
 ]
 
 INVOICE_STATUS_PM_CHOICES = [CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_STAFF, APPROVED_BY_STAFF, DECLINED]
-INVOICE_STATUS_FINANCE_1_CHOICES = [CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1, DECLINED]
-INVOICE_STATUS_FINANCE_2_CHOICES = [CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_2, PAID, DECLINED]
+INVOICE_STATUS_FINANCE_1_CHOICES = [CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1]
+INVOICE_STATUS_FINANCE_2_CHOICES = [CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_2, PAID]
 
 
 def invoice_status_user_choices(user):
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ class Invoice(models.Model):
                 return True
 
         if user.is_finance_level_1:
-            if self.status in {APPROVED_BY_STAFF, CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_1, CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2}:
+            if self.status in {APPROVED_BY_STAFF, CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2}:
                 return True
 
         if user.is_finance_level_2:
-            if self.status in {CHANGES_REQUESTED_BY_FINANCE_2, APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1}:
+            if self.status in {APPROVED_BY_FINANCE_1}:
                 return True
 
         return False