diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_course-create.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_course-create.scss
index 3b6ce18371..2bfeb24e84 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_course-create.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_course-create.scss
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
       width: 100%;
     }
 
+    .rerun-course-number,
+    .rerun-course-number-label {
+      color: #a0a0a0;
+    }
+
     .rerun-course-name {
       @extend %t-title5;
       font-weight: 300;
diff --git a/cms/templates/course-create-rerun.html b/cms/templates/course-create-rerun.html
index 0be39608d1..a438af8895 100644
--- a/cms/templates/course-create-rerun.html
+++ b/cms/templates/course-create-rerun.html
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import js_escaped_string
                     </li>
 
                     <li class="row">
-                      <div class="column field text required" id="field-course-number">
-                        <label for="rerun-course-number">${_("Course Number")}</label>
-                        <input class="rerun-course-number" id="rerun-course-number" type="text" name="rerun-course-number" aria-required="true" value="${source_course_key.course}" placeholder="${_('e.g. CS101')}" />
+                      <div class="column field text" id="field-course-number">
+                        <label class="rerun-course-number-label" for="rerun-course-number">${_("Course Number")}</label>
+                        <input class="rerun-course-number" id="rerun-course-number" type="text" name="rerun-course-number" value="${source_course_key.course}" placeholder="${_('e.g. CS101')}" readonly="readonly"/>
                         <span class="tip">
-                          ${_("The unique number that identifies the new course within the organization.  (This number is often the same as the original course number.)")}
-                          <strong class="tip-note" class="tip-note">${_("Note: No spaces or special characters are allowed.")}</strong>
+                          ${_("The unique number that identifies the new course within the organization.  (This number will be the same as the original course number and cannot be changed.)")}
                         </span>
                         <span class="tip tip-error is-hidden"></span>
                       </div>