diff --git a/src/experimentation-opportunities/guidance-high-organic-low-ctr-handler.js b/src/experimentation-opportunities/guidance-high-organic-low-ctr-handler.js
index 19503364b..7dfb5c535 100644
--- a/src/experimentation-opportunities/guidance-high-organic-low-ctr-handler.js
+++ b/src/experimentation-opportunities/guidance-high-organic-low-ctr-handler.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 import { notFound, ok } from '@adobe/spacecat-shared-http-utils';
+import { isNonEmptyArray } from '@adobe/spacecat-shared-utils';
 import { convertToOpportunityEntity } from './opportunity-data-mapper.js';
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +26,25 @@ function hasManuallyModifiedSuggestions(suggestions) {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * remove variationEditPageUrl from the variations other than Original
+ * @param {Array} variations - Array of variation objects
+ * @returns {Array} - updated Array of variation objects
+ */
+function updateVariations(variations) {
+  if (isNonEmptyArray(variations)) {
+    return variations.map((variation) => {
+      if (variation?.name === 'Original') {
+        return variation;
+      }
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+      const { variationEditPageUrl, ...variationWithOutEditUrl } = variation;
+      return variationWithOutEditUrl;
+    });
+  }
+  return [];
+}
+
 export default async function handler(message, context) {
   const { log, dataAccess } = context;
   const { Audit, Opportunity, Suggestion } = dataAccess;
@@ -79,6 +99,9 @@ export default async function handler(message, context) {
     await Promise.all(existingSuggestions.map((suggestion) => suggestion.remove()));
   }
 
+  // update suggestions
+  const updatedVariations = updateVariations(suggestions);
+
   // map the suggestions received from M to PSS
   const suggestionData = {
     opportunityId: opportunity.getId(),
@@ -86,7 +109,7 @@ export default async function handler(message, context) {
     rank: 1,
     status: 'NEW',
     data: {
-      variations: suggestions,
+      variations: updatedVariations,
     },
     kpiDeltas: {
       estimatedKPILift: 0,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/experimentation-opportunities/high-organic-low-ctr-guidance.json b/test/fixtures/experimentation-opportunities/high-organic-low-ctr-guidance.json
index 3788e7dee..6913159e4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/experimentation-opportunities/high-organic-low-ctr-guidance.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/experimentation-opportunities/high-organic-low-ctr-guidance.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       {
         "name": "Original",
         "changes": [],
-        "variationEditPageUrl": "",
+        "variationEditPageUrl": "https://example.com/edit/original",
         "id": "original",
         "variationPageUrl": "https://main--wknd--hlxsites.hlx.live/",
         "explanation": "",
diff --git a/test/guidance-handlers/high-organic-low-ctr.test.js b/test/guidance-handlers/high-organic-low-ctr.test.js
index 0e1e05e02..83c59d4dc 100644
--- a/test/guidance-handlers/high-organic-low-ctr.test.js
+++ b/test/guidance-handlers/high-organic-low-ctr.test.js
@@ -143,9 +143,19 @@ describe('high-organic-low-ctr guidance handler tests', () => {
     expect(Suggestion.create).to.have.been.calledOnce;
     const suggestionArg = Suggestion.create.getCall(0).args[0];
     expect(suggestionArg.type).to.equal('CONTENT_UPDATE');
-    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations).to.deep.equal(
-      guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.suggestions,
+    // Verify that variations have variationEditPageUrl removed
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations).to.have.lengthOf(
+      guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.suggestions.length,
     );
+    suggestionArg.data.variations.forEach((variation, index) => {
+      if (variation.name !== 'Original') {
+        expect(variation).to.not.have.property('variationEditPageUrl');
+      } else {
+        expect(variation).to.have.property('variationEditPageUrl');
+      }
+      expect(variation.id).to.equal(guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.suggestions[index].id);
+      expect(variation.name).to.equal(guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.suggestions[index].name);
+    });
   });
 
   it('should update existing opportunity if found', async () => {
@@ -357,4 +367,48 @@ describe('high-organic-low-ctr guidance handler tests', () => {
     expect(legacyOpportunity.save).to.have.been.called;
     expect(Suggestion.create).to.have.been.calledOnce;
   });
+
+  it('should remove variationEditPageUrl when saving suggestions for variations other than Original', async () => {
+    Opportunity.allBySiteId.resolves([]);
+    const message = {
+      auditId: 'audit-id',
+      siteId: 'site-id',
+      data: {
+        url: 'https://abc.com/abc-adoption/account',
+        guidance: guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.guidance,
+        suggestions: guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.suggestions,
+      },
+    };
+
+    await handler(message, context);
+
+    expect(Suggestion.create).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+    const suggestionArg = Suggestion.create.getCall(0).args[0];
+
+    // Verify that variations exist in the created suggestion
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations).to.be.an('array');
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+
+    // Verify that variationEditPageUrl is removed from all variations
+    suggestionArg.data.variations.forEach((variation) => {
+      if (variation.name === 'Original') {
+        expect(
+          variation.variationEditPageUrl,
+        ).to.equal(guidanceMsgFromMystique.data.suggestions[0].variationEditPageUrl);
+        return;
+      }
+      expect(variation).to.not.have.property('variationEditPageUrl');
+      // Verify other properties are still present
+      expect(variation).to.have.property('name');
+      expect(variation).to.have.property('id');
+      expect(variation).to.have.property('variationPageUrl');
+      expect(variation).to.have.property('previewImage');
+    });
+
+    // Verify specific variations are correct
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations[0].name).to.equal('Original');
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations[0].id).to.equal('original');
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations[1].name).to.equal('Variation 1');
+    expect(suggestionArg.data.variations[1].id).to.equal('variation-1');
+  });
 });