diff --git a/app/templates/components/page-header.html b/app/templates/components/page-header.html
index a0d7c666f..6bf67fef7 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/page-header.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/page-header.html
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-{% from "components/back-link/macro.njk" import govukBackLink %}
-
 {% macro page_header(
   h1,
-  back_link=None,
   size='large'
 ) %}
 
-  {% if back_link %}
-    {{ govukBackLink({ "href": back_link }) }}
-  {% endif %}
-
   <h1 class="heading-{{ size }}" id="page-header">{{ h1 }}</h1>
 
 {% endmacro %}