diff --git a/app/dao/templates_dao.py b/app/dao/templates_dao.py
index fb7dc7602..16979bd30 100644
--- a/app/dao/templates_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/templates_dao.py
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ def dao_get_template_by_id_and_service_id(template_id, service_id, version=None)
     if version is not None:
         return TemplateHistory.query.filter_by(
             id=template_id,
-            hidden=False,
             service_id=service_id,
             version=version).one()
-    return Template.query.filter_by(id=template_id, hidden=False, service_id=service_id).one()
+    return Template.query.filter_by(id=template_id, service_id=service_id).one()
 
 
 def dao_get_template_by_id(template_id, version=None):
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ def dao_get_all_templates_for_service(service_id, template_type=None):
         return Template.query.filter_by(
             service_id=service_id,
             template_type=template_type,
-            hidden=False,
             archived=False
         ).order_by(
             asc(Template.name),
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ def dao_get_all_templates_for_service(service_id, template_type=None):
 
     return Template.query.filter_by(
         service_id=service_id,
-        hidden=False,
         archived=False
     ).order_by(
         asc(Template.name),
@@ -113,8 +110,7 @@ def dao_get_all_templates_for_service(service_id, template_type=None):
 
 def dao_get_template_versions(service_id, template_id):
     return TemplateHistory.query.filter_by(
-        service_id=service_id, id=template_id,
-        hidden=False,
+        service_id=service_id, id=template_id
     ).order_by(
         desc(TemplateHistory.version)
     ).all()
diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index 17989d6df..9b7ba156a 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ def sample_template(
     template_type="sms",
     content="This is a template:\nwith a newline",
     archived=False,
-    hidden=False,
     subject_line='Subject',
     user=None,
     service=None,
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ def sample_template(
         'service': service,
         'created_by': created_by,
         'archived': archived,
-        'hidden': hidden,
         'process_type': process_type
     }
     if template_type in ['email', 'letter']:
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_templates_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_templates_dao.py
index 8891d2e26..561875b46 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_templates_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_templates_dao.py
@@ -286,29 +286,6 @@ def test_get_all_templates_ignores_archived_templates(notify_db, notify_db_sessi
     assert templates[0] == normal_template
 
 
-def test_get_all_templates_ignores_hidden_templates(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
-    normal_template = create_sample_template(
-        notify_db,
-        notify_db_session,
-        template_name='Normal Template',
-        service=sample_service,
-        archived=False
-    )
-
-    create_sample_template(
-        notify_db,
-        notify_db_session,
-        template_name='Hidden Template',
-        hidden=True,
-        service=sample_service
-    )
-
-    templates = dao_get_all_templates_for_service(sample_service.id)
-
-    assert len(templates) == 1
-    assert templates[0] == normal_template
-
-
 def test_get_template_by_id_and_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
     sample_template = create_sample_template(
         notify_db,
@@ -324,39 +301,6 @@ def test_get_template_by_id_and_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_ser
     assert not template.redact_personalisation
 
 
-def test_get_template_by_id_and_service_returns_none_for_hidden_templates(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
-    sample_template = create_sample_template(
-        notify_db,
-        notify_db_session,
-        template_name='Test Template',
-        hidden=True,
-        service=sample_service
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(NoResultFound):
-        dao_get_template_by_id_and_service_id(
-            template_id=sample_template.id,
-            service_id=sample_service.id
-        )
-
-
-def test_get_template_version_returns_none_for_hidden_templates(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
-    sample_template = create_sample_template(
-        notify_db,
-        notify_db_session,
-        template_name='Test Template',
-        hidden=True,
-        service=sample_service
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(NoResultFound):
-        dao_get_template_by_id_and_service_id(
-            sample_template.id,
-            sample_service.id,
-            '1'
-        )
-
-
 def test_get_template_by_id_and_service_returns_none_if_no_template(sample_service, fake_uuid):
     with pytest.raises(NoResultFound) as e:
         dao_get_template_by_id_and_service_id(template_id=fake_uuid, service_id=sample_service.id)
@@ -464,18 +408,6 @@ def test_get_template_versions(sample_template):
     assert len(v) == 2
 
 
-def test_get_template_versions_is_empty_for_hidden_templates(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
-    sample_template = create_sample_template(
-        notify_db,
-        notify_db_session,
-        template_name='Test Template',
-        hidden=True,
-        service=sample_service
-    )
-    versions = dao_get_template_versions(service_id=sample_template.service_id, template_id=sample_template.id)
-    assert len(versions) == 0
-
-
 def test_get_templates_by_ids_successful(notify_db, notify_db_session):
     template_1 = create_sample_template(
         notify_db,