diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 7d3e1b7b8..8e59c01ca 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -2218,10 +2218,7 @@ class BroadcastStatusType(db.Model):
 
     # these are only the transitions we expect to administer via the API code.
     ALLOWED_STATUS_TRANSITIONS = {
-        DRAFT: {
-            PENDING_APPROVAL,
-            BROADCASTING,  # TODO: Remove me once we have pending approval flow put in properly
-        },
+        DRAFT: {PENDING_APPROVAL},
         PENDING_APPROVAL: {REJECTED, DRAFT, BROADCASTING},
         REJECTED: {DRAFT, PENDING_APPROVAL},
         BROADCASTING: {COMPLETED, CANCELLED},
diff --git a/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py b/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
index 8e8802a2a..77185ba48 100644
--- a/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ def test_update_broadcast_message_status_rejects_approval_from_user_not_on_that_
     (BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING, BroadcastStatusType.PENDING_APPROVAL),
     (BroadcastStatusType.COMPLETED, BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING),
     (BroadcastStatusType.CANCELLED, BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT),
-    pytest.param(BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT, BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING, marks=pytest.mark.xfail()),
+    (BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT, BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING),
 ])
 def test_update_broadcast_message_status_restricts_status_transitions_to_explicit_list(
     admin_request,