diff --git a/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py
index 34b9e2088..fa129b5d5 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py
@@ -71,16 +71,6 @@ class JobApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
         data = _attach_current_user(data)
         job = self.post(url='/service/{}/job'.format(service_id), data=data)
 
-        stats = self.__convert_statistics(job)
-        job['data']['notifications_sent'] = stats['delivered'] + stats['failed']
-        job['data']['notifications_delivered'] = stats['delivered']
-        job['data']['notifications_failed'] = stats['failed']
-
-        if scheduled_for:
-            data.update({'scheduled_for': scheduled_for})
-        data = _attach_current_user(data)
-        job = self.post(url='/service/{}/job'.format(service_id), data=data)
-
         stats = self.__convert_statistics(job['data'])
         job['data']['notifications_sent'] = stats['delivered'] + stats['failed']
         job['data']['notifications_delivered'] = stats['delivered']
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index affd30e97..a3cb0da0c 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ def job_json(
         'notifications_sent': notifications_sent,
         'notifications_requested': notifications_requested,
         'job_status': job_status,
+        'statistics': [],
         'created_by': created_by_json(
             created_by.id,
             created_by.name,
diff --git a/tests/app/notify_client/test_job_client.py b/tests/app/notify_client/test_job_client.py
index b65d4006e..473bf6f89 100644
--- a/tests/app/notify_client/test_job_client.py
+++ b/tests/app/notify_client/test_job_client.py
@@ -97,42 +97,6 @@ def test_client_gets_job_by_service_filtered_by_status(mocker):
     mock_get.assert_called_once_with(url=expected_url,  params={'limit_days': 1})
 
 
-def test_client_parses_handles_no_statistics_on_job_when_no_rows_processed(mocker):
-    mocker.patch('app.notify_client.current_user', id='1')
-
-    service_id = 'service_id'
-    job_id = 'job_id'
-    expected_data = {'data': {
-        'status': 'finished',
-        'template_version': 3,
-        'id': job_id,
-        'updated_at': '2016-08-24T08:29:28.332972+00:00',
-        'service': service_id,
-        'processing_finished': '2016-08-24T08:11:48.676365+00:00',
-        'original_file_name': 'test-notify-email.csv',
-        'created_by': {
-            'name': 'test-user@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk',
-            'id': '3571f2ae-7a39-4fb4-9ad7-8453f5257072'
-        },
-        'created_at': '2016-08-24T08:09:56.371073+00:00',
-        'template': 'c0309261-9c9e-4530-8fed-5f67b02260d2',
-        'notification_count': 30,
-        'processing_started': '2016-08-24T08:09:57.661246+00:00'
-    }}
-
-    expected_url = '/service/{}/job/{}'.format(service_id, job_id)
-
-    client = JobApiClient()
-    mock_get = mocker.patch('app.notify_client.job_api_client.JobApiClient.get', return_value=expected_data)
-
-    result = client.get_job(service_id, job_id)
-
-    mock_get.assert_called_once_with(url=expected_url, params={})
-    assert result['data']['notifications_sent'] == 0
-    assert result['data']['notification_count'] == 30
-    assert result['data']['notifications_failed'] == 0
-
-
 def test_client_parses_job_stats(mocker):
     mocker.patch('app.notify_client.current_user', id='1')