diff --git a/app/celery/tasks.py b/app/celery/tasks.py
index 3c63fa790..6b92d40c2 100644
--- a/app/celery/tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/tasks.py
@@ -469,27 +469,6 @@ def registration_verification_template(name, url):
     )
 
 
-@notify_celery.task(name='email-registration-verification')
-def email_registration_verification(encrypted_verification_message):
-    provider = provider_to_use('email', 'email-reset-password')
-
-    verification_message = encryption.decrypt(encrypted_verification_message)
-    try:
-        email_from = '"GOV.UK Notify" <{}>'.format(
-            current_app.config['VERIFY_CODE_FROM_EMAIL_ADDRESS']
-        )
-        provider.send_email(
-            email_from,
-            verification_message['to'],
-            "Confirm GOV.UK Notify registration",
-            registration_verification_template(
-                name=verification_message['name'],
-                url=verification_message['url'])
-        )
-    except EmailClientException as e:
-        current_app.logger.exception(e)
-
-
 def service_allowed_to_send_to(recipient, service):
     if not service.restricted:
         return True
diff --git a/app/notifications/rest.py b/app/notifications/rest.py
index a98cff336..7f4029a65 100644
--- a/app/notifications/rest.py
+++ b/app/notifications/rest.py
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ def send_notification(notification_type):
         send_email.apply_async((
             service_id,
             notification_id,
-            '',
             encryption.encrypt(notification),
             datetime.utcnow().strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT)
         ), queue='email')
diff --git a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
index 22ea3da51..d8ffc2632 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
@@ -1003,7 +1003,6 @@ def test_should_allow_valid_email_notification(notify_api, sample_email_template
             app.celery.tasks.send_email.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
                 (str(sample_email_template.service_id),
                  notification_id,
-                 "",
                  "something_encrypted",
                  "2016-01-01T11:09:00.061258"),
                 queue="email"