remove check_rate_limiting

app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from app.notifications.process_notifications import (
 from app.notifications.validators import (
     check_if_service_can_send_files_by_email,
     check_is_message_too_long,
-    check_rate_limiting,
     check_service_email_reply_to_id,
     check_service_has_permission,
     check_service_sms_sender_id,
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ def post_notification(notification_type):
 
     check_service_has_permission(notification_type, authenticated_service.permissions)
 
-    check_rate_limiting(authenticated_service, api_user)
-
     template, template_with_content = validate_template(
         form["template_id"],
         form.get("personalisation", {}),

tests/app/service/send_notification/test_send_notification.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from app.dao.api_key_dao import save_model_api_key
 from app.dao.services_dao import dao_update_service
 from app.dao.templates_dao import dao_get_all_templates_for_service, dao_update_template
 from app.enums import KeyType, NotificationType, TemplateType
-from app.errors import InvalidRequest, RateLimitError
+from app.errors import InvalidRequest
 from app.models import ApiKey, Notification, NotificationHistory, Template
 from app.service.send_notification import send_one_off_notification
 from notifications_utils import SMS_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT
@@ -1124,51 +1124,6 @@ def test_create_template_raises_invalid_request_when_content_too_large(
         }
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "notification_type, send_to",
-    [
-        (NotificationType.SMS, "2028675309"),
-        (
-            NotificationType.EMAIL,
-            "sample@email.com",
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_returns_a_429_limit_exceeded_if_rate_limit_exceeded(
-    client, sample_service, mocker, notification_type, send_to
-):
-    sample = create_template(sample_service, template_type=notification_type)
-    persist_mock = mocker.patch("app.notifications.rest.persist_notification")
-    deliver_mock = mocker.patch("app.notifications.rest.send_notification_to_queue")
-
-    mocker.patch(
-        "app.notifications.rest.check_rate_limiting",
-        side_effect=RateLimitError("LIMIT", "INTERVAL", "TYPE"),
-    )
-
-    data = {"to": send_to, "template": str(sample.id)}
-
-    auth_header = create_service_authorization_header(service_id=sample.service_id)
-
-    response = client.post(
-        path=f"/notifications/{notification_type}",
-        data=json.dumps(data),
-        headers=[("Content-Type", "application/json"), auth_header],
-    )
-
-    message = json.loads(response.data)["message"]
-    result = json.loads(response.data)["result"]
-    assert response.status_code == 429
-    assert result == "error"
-    assert message == (
-        "Exceeded rate limit for key type TYPE of LIMIT "
-        "requests per INTERVAL seconds"
-    )
-
-    assert not persist_mock.called
-    assert not deliver_mock.called
-
-
 def test_should_allow_store_original_number_on_sms_notification(
     client, sample_template, mocker
 ):