diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index dd20ff41f..12a717a56 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ def get_example_csv_fields(column_headers, use_example_as_example, submitted_fie
 def get_example_csv_rows(template, use_example_as_example=True, submitted_fields=False):
     return {
         'email': ['test@example.com'] if use_example_as_example else [current_user.email_address],
-        'sms': ['07700 900321'] if use_example_as_example else [validate_and_format_phone_number(
-            current_user.mobile_number, human_readable=True
-        )],
+        'sms': ['07700 900321'] if use_example_as_example else [current_user.mobile_number],
         'letter': [
             (submitted_fields or {}).get(
                 key, get_example_letter_address(key) if use_example_as_example else key
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index fe443f138..6c6482d20 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def test_send_test_sms_message(
     fake_uuid
 ):
 
-    expected_data = {'data': 'phone number\r\n07700 900 762\r\n', 'file_name': 'Test message'}
+    expected_data = {'data': 'phone number\r\n07700 900762\r\n', 'file_name': 'Test message'}
     mocker.patch('app.main.views.send.s3download', return_value='phone number\r\n+4412341234')
 
     response = logged_in_client.get(
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def test_send_test_sms_message_with_placeholders(
 ):
 
     expected_data = {
-        'data': 'phone number,name\r\n07700 900 762,Jo\r\n',
+        'data': 'phone number,name\r\n07700 900762,Jo\r\n',
         'file_name': 'Test message'
     }
     mocker.patch('app.main.views.send.s3download', return_value='phone number\r\n+4412341234')