diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index 1d43ba56a..ab940050f 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ def old_service_dashboard(service_id):
 @user_has_permissions()
 def service_dashboard(service_id):
 
-    if session.get('invited_user_id') or session.get('invited_user'):
-        session.pop('invited_user', None)
+    if session.get('invited_user_id'):
         session.pop('invited_user_id', None)
         session['service_id'] = service_id
 
diff --git a/app/main/views/invites.py b/app/main/views/invites.py
index 29ee21d1f..7704ff3fa 100644
--- a/app/main/views/invites.py
+++ b/app/main/views/invites.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def accept_invite(token):
                                service_name=service.name)
 
     if invited_user.status == 'accepted':
-        session.pop('invited_user', None)
         session.pop('invited_user_id', None)
         service = Service.from_id(invited_user.service)
         if service.has_permission('broadcast'):
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ def accept_org_invite(token):
                                organisation_name=organisation.name)
 
     if invited_org_user.status == 'accepted':
-        session.pop('invited_org_user', None)
         session.pop('invited_org_user_id', None)
         return redirect(url_for('main.organisation_dashboard', org_id=invited_org_user.organisation))
 
diff --git a/app/main/views/sign_in.py b/app/main/views/sign_in.py
index f6e1a3598..d1a2c16d5 100644
--- a/app/main/views/sign_in.py
+++ b/app/main/views/sign_in.py
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ def sign_in():
         if user and user.state == 'pending':
             return redirect(url_for('main.resend_email_verification', next=redirect_url))
 
-        if user and (session.get('invited_user') or session.get('invited_user_id')):
+        if user and session.get('invited_user_id'):
             invited_user = InvitedUser.from_session()
             if user.email_address.lower() != invited_user.email_address.lower():
                 flash("You cannot accept an invite for another person.")
-                session.pop('invited_user', None)
                 session.pop('invited_user_id', None)
                 abort(403)
             else:
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
index 3c6c100fc..24fa3bd7b 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def test_accepting_invite_removes_invite_from_session(
     assert normalize_spaces(page.select_one('h1').text) == landing_page_title
 
     with client_request.session_transaction() as session:
-        assert 'invited_user' not in session
+        assert 'invited_user_id' not in session
 
 
 def test_existing_user_of_service_get_redirected_to_signin(
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ def test_new_user_accept_invite_completes_new_registration_redirects_to_verify(
     with client.session_transaction() as session:
         assert response.status_code == 302
         assert response.location == expected_redirect_location
-        assert 'invited_user' not in session
         assert session.get('invited_user_id') == USER_ONE_ID
 
     data = {'service': sample_invite['service'],
diff --git a/tests/app/models/test_user.py b/tests/app/models/test_user.py
index 1d0e044a5..ec7224e34 100644
--- a/tests/app/models/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/app/models/test_user.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import uuid
-from unittest.mock import Mock
-
 import pytest
 
 from app.models.user import AnonymousUser, InvitedOrgUser, InvitedUser, User
@@ -121,22 +118,6 @@ def test_invited_user_from_session_uses_id(client, mocker, mock_get_invited_user
     mock_get_invited_user_by_id.assert_called_once_with(USER_ONE_ID)
 
 
-def test_invited_user_from_session_uses_id_even_if_obj_in_session(
-    client,
-    mocker,
-    sample_invite,
-    mock_get_invited_user_by_id
-):
-    mock_session_obj = Mock(spec=dict)
-    session_dict = {'invited_user_id': USER_ONE_ID, 'invited_user': mock_session_obj}
-    mocker.patch.dict('app.models.user.session', values=session_dict, clear=True)
-
-    assert InvitedUser.from_session().id == USER_ONE_ID
-
-    assert mock_session_obj.mock_calls == []
-    mock_get_invited_user_by_id.assert_called_once_with(USER_ONE_ID)
-
-
 def test_invited_user_from_session_returns_none_if_nothing_present(client, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('app.models.user.session', values={}, clear=True)
     assert InvitedUser.from_session() is None
@@ -151,24 +132,6 @@ def test_invited_org_user_from_session_uses_id(client, mocker, mock_get_invited_
     mock_get_invited_org_user_by_id.assert_called_once_with(sample_org_invite['id'])
 
 
-def test_invited_org_user_from_session_uses_id_even_if_obj_in_session(
-    client,
-    mocker,
-    sample_org_invite,
-    mock_get_invited_org_user_by_id
-):
-    fake_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-    mock_org_dict = Mock(spec=dict)
-    session_dict = {'invited_org_user_id': fake_id, 'invited_org_user': mock_org_dict}
-    mocker.patch.dict('app.models.user.session', values=session_dict, clear=True)
-
-    assert InvitedOrgUser.from_session().id == sample_org_invite['id']
-
-    # make sure we didn't access invited_org_user (as org_user_id takes precedence)
-    assert mock_org_dict.mock_calls == []
-    mock_get_invited_org_user_by_id.assert_called_once_with(fake_id)
-
-
 def test_invited_org_user_from_session_returns_none_if_nothing_present(client, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('app.models.user.session', values={}, clear=True)
     assert InvitedOrgUser.from_session() is None