diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/casecollection_form.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/casecollection_form.html
index 4b919d56..4ffb6ef9 100755
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/casecollection_form.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/casecollection_form.html
@@ -72,29 +72,6 @@
         {% csrf_token %}
 
         {% crispy form form.helper %}
-        {% comment %} <h3>Cases:</h3>
-        Add cases here. These can only be added once created (they can also be added to cases on creation). Click and drag to change order.
-        <input type="button" value="Add More Cases" id="add_more_case">
-        <input type=button id="case-order-button" title="click and drag to update case order" value="Update case order" />
-        <div id="case_formset" class="sortable list_formset">
-            <ol>
-            {% for form in case_formset %}
-                <li class="no-error case-formset">
-                    {{form.non_field_errors}}
-                    {{form.errors}}
-                    {{ form }}
-                </li>
-            {% endfor %}
-            </ol>
-
-        </div>
-        {{ case_formset.management_form }}
-    </form>
-    <div id="empty_case_form" style="display:none">
-        <li class='no_error case-formset'>
-            {{ case_formset.empty_form }}
-        </li>
-    </div> {% endcomment %}
         {% comment %} <input type="submit" class="submit-button" value="Submit" name="submit"> {% endcomment %}
     </form>
     <script>
diff --git a/atlas/views.py b/atlas/views.py
index d3665f13..18b269a6 100755
--- a/atlas/views.py
+++ b/atlas/views.py
@@ -1568,8 +1568,10 @@ class CaseCollectionCreate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(CaseCollectionCreate, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
-
-        if self.request.POST:
+        # Only bind the case formset when the POST actually contains formset data.
+        # We don't require adding cases on create, so if the template doesn't
+        # include the casedetail management fields we should skip validation.
+        if self.request.POST and "casedetail_set-TOTAL_FORMS" in self.request.POST:
             context["case_formset"] = CaseCollectionCaseFormSet(
                 self.request.POST,
                 self.request.FILES,
@@ -1589,14 +1591,19 @@ class CaseCollectionCreate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
 
         context = self.get_context_data(form=form)
         case_formset = context["case_formset"]
-        if case_formset.is_valid():
-            response = super().form_valid(form)
-            case_formset.instance = self.object
-            case_formset.save()
-            return response
-
-        else:
-            return super().form_invalid(form)
+        # If the POST included case formset data, validate and save it. Otherwise
+        # skip formset processing so creating a collection without cases redirects
+        # normally to the detail view.
+        if self.request.POST and "casedetail_set-TOTAL_FORMS" in self.request.POST:
+            if case_formset.is_valid():
+                response = super().form_valid(form)
+                case_formset.instance = self.object
+                case_formset.save()
+                return response
+            else:
+                return super().form_invalid(form)
+        # No formset data present: proceed with normal create redirect.
+        return super().form_valid(form)
 
     def get_success_url(self):
         """Redirect to the collection detail page after successful creation."""
diff --git a/generic/forms.py b/generic/forms.py
index 5fa091e1..c2c1cce1 100755
--- a/generic/forms.py
+++ b/generic/forms.py
@@ -623,36 +623,32 @@ class UserGroupExamForm(ModelForm):
         self.fields["anatomy_user_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=AnatomyExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(
-                verbose_name="Anatomy Exams", is_stacked=False
-            ),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=AnatomyExam),
         )
         self.fields["rapid_user_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=RapidsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Rapid Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=RapidsExam),
         )
         self.fields["shorts_user_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=ShortsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Shorts Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=ShortsExam),
         )
         self.fields["longs_user_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=LongsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Longs Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=LongsExam),
         )
         self.fields["physics_user_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=PhysicsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(
-                verbose_name="Physics Exams", is_stacked=False
-            ),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=PhysicsExam),
         )
         self.fields["sba_user_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=SbasExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Sbas Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=SbasExam),
         )
 
     class Meta:
@@ -720,31 +716,27 @@ class CidGroupExamForm(ModelForm):
         self.fields["anatomy_cid_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=AnatomyExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(
-                verbose_name="Anatomy Exams", is_stacked=False
-            ),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=AnatomyExam),
         )
         self.fields["rapid_cid_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=RapidsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Rapid Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=RapidsExam),
         )
         self.fields["longs_cid_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=LongsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Longs Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=LongsExam),
         )
         self.fields["physics_cid_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=PhysicsExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(
-                verbose_name="Physics Exams", is_stacked=False
-            ),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=PhysicsExam),
         )
         self.fields["sba_cid_user_groups"] = ModelMultipleChoiceField(
             required=False,
             queryset=SbasExam.objects.filter(archive=False),
-            widget=FilteredSelectMultiple(verbose_name="Sbas Exams", is_stacked=False),
+            widget=ExamSearchWidget(exam_model=SbasExam),
         )
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/generic/widgets.py b/generic/widgets.py
index 90973c09..ea1020ed 100644
--- a/generic/widgets.py
+++ b/generic/widgets.py
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ class ExamSearchSelectMultipleWidget:
                 <ul id="{selected_list_id}" class="list-group list-group-flush">
                     {selected_html}
                 </ul>
+                <div class="mt-2 text-end">
+                    <button type="button" id="exam_remove_all_{self.name}" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger exam-remove-all-btn d-none" data-field="{self.name}">Remove all</button>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
             <script>
@@ -583,6 +586,15 @@ class ExamSearchSelectMultipleWidget:
                         }});
                     }}
 
+                    // Wire up "Remove all" button for this widget instance
+                    const removeAllBtn = document.getElementById('exam_remove_all_' + widgetFieldName);
+                    if (removeAllBtn) {{
+                        removeAllBtn.addEventListener('click', function(e) {{
+                            e.preventDefault();
+                            removeAllExamsFromField(widgetFieldName);
+                        }});
+                    }}
+
                     window.addExamToField = function(fieldName, id, text) {{
                         const sel = document.getElementById('id_' + fieldName);
                         if (!sel) return;
@@ -598,6 +610,9 @@ class ExamSearchSelectMultipleWidget:
                         const btn = document.createElement('button'); btn.type = 'button'; btn.className = 'btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger ms-2'; btn.innerText = 'Remove';
                         btn.addEventListener('click', function() {{ removeExamFromField(fieldName, id); }});
                         li.appendChild(span); li.appendChild(btn); listEl.appendChild(li);
+                        // update the remove-all button visibility
+                        var remBtn = document.getElementById('exam_remove_all_' + fieldName);
+                        if (remBtn) {{ remBtn.classList.toggle('d-none', listEl.querySelectorAll('li').length < 2); }}
                     }}
 
                     window.removeExamFromField = function(fieldName, id) {{
@@ -606,6 +621,10 @@ class ExamSearchSelectMultipleWidget:
                         for (let i=sel.options.length-1;i>=0;i--) {{ if (sel.options[i].value == id) sel.remove(i); }}
                         const li = document.getElementById('selected_exam_' + fieldName + '_' + id);
                         if (li && li.parentNode) li.parentNode.removeChild(li);
+                        // update the remove-all button visibility
+                        var remBtn = document.getElementById('exam_remove_all_' + fieldName);
+                        var listEl = document.getElementById('selected_exams_' + fieldName);
+                        if (remBtn && listEl) {{ remBtn.classList.toggle('d-none', listEl.querySelectorAll('li').length < 2); }}
                     }}
 
                     window.addAllExamsFromResults = function(fieldName) {{
@@ -617,6 +636,23 @@ class ExamSearchSelectMultipleWidget:
                             const text = it.getAttribute('data-exam-text') || it.textContent.trim();
                             addExamToField(fieldName, id, text);
                         }});
+                        // ensure remove-all button is visible if more than one
+                        var remBtn = document.getElementById('exam_remove_all_' + fieldName);
+                        var listEl = document.getElementById('selected_exams_' + fieldName);
+                        if (remBtn && listEl) {{ remBtn.classList.toggle('d-none', listEl.querySelectorAll('li').length < 2); }}
+                    }}
+
+                    window.removeAllExamsFromField = function(fieldName) {{
+                        const sel = document.getElementById('id_' + fieldName);
+                        if (!sel) return;
+                        // remove all options
+                        for (let i=sel.options.length-1;i>=0;i--) {{ sel.remove(i); }}
+                        // clear visible list
+                        const listEl = document.getElementById('selected_exams_' + fieldName);
+                        if (listEl) {{ listEl.innerHTML = ''; }}
+                        // hide remove-all button
+                        const remBtn = document.getElementById('exam_remove_all_' + fieldName);
+                        if (remBtn) {{ remBtn.classList.add('d-none'); }}
                     }}
                 }})();
             </script>