diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 1e01370e0..76faba72f 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -589,9 +589,8 @@ def _check_messages(service_id, template_id, upload_id, preview_row, letters_as_
 @login_required
 @user_has_permissions('send_messages', restrict_admin_usage=True)
 def check_messages(service_id, template_id, upload_id, row_index=2):
-    db_template = service_api_client.get_service_template(service_id, template_id)['data']
 
-    data = _check_messages(service_id, db_template['id'], upload_id, row_index)
+    data = _check_messages(service_id, template_id, upload_id, row_index)
 
     if (
         data['recipients'].too_many_rows or