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 0853e66f5..c87546f22 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@ 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"