diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html b/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
index 31b5611b7..505d6f527 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@
        {% if current_service.has_permission('broadcast') %}
           prepare a broadcast
        {%- else %}
-          send
-          {% if 'letter' in current_service.permissions %}
-            emails, text messages or letters
-          {%- else -%}
-            emails or text messages
-          {%- endif %}
+          send emails, text messages or letters
        {%- endif %}.
      </p>
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index 9eb4483a1..edf61202a 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -29,15 +29,12 @@ from tests.conftest import (
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('permissions, expected_message', (
     (['email'], (
-        'You need a template before you can send emails or text messages.'
-    )),
-    (['sms'], (
-        'You need a template before you can send emails or text messages.'
-    )),
-    (['letter'], (
         'You need a template before you can send emails, text messages or letters.'
     )),
-    (['sms', 'letter'], (
+    (['sms'], (
+        'You need a template before you can send emails, text messages or letters.'
+    )),
+    (['letter'], (
         'You need a template before you can send emails, text messages or letters.'
     )),
     (['email', 'sms', 'letter'], (
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ def test_should_show_add_template_form_if_service_has_folder_permission(
         'Templates'
     )
     assert normalize_spaces(page.select_one('main p').text) == (
-        'You need a template before you can send emails or text messages.'
+        'You need a template before you can send emails, text messages or letters.'
     )
     assert [
         (item['name'], item['value']) for item in page.select('[type=radio]')