diff --git a/app/dao/templates_dao.py b/app/dao/templates_dao.py
index 096b48887..567e763f3 100644
--- a/app/dao/templates_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/templates_dao.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from app.dao.dao_utils import (
 
 @transactional
 @version_class(Template, TemplateHistory)
-def dao_create_template(template, template_id=None):
-    template.id = template_id or uuid.uuid4()  # must be set now so version history model can use same id
+def dao_create_template(template):
+    template.id = uuid.uuid4()  # must be set now so version history model can use same id
     template.archived = False
     db.session.add(template)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
index da21bb616..c489ed78f 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_scheduled_tasks.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ from app.dao.provider_details_dao import (
 )
 from app.models import Service, Template
 from app.utils import get_london_midnight_in_utc
-from tests.app.db import create_notification, create_service, create_template
+from tests.app.db import create_notification, create_service
 from tests.app.conftest import (
     sample_job as create_sample_job,
     sample_notification_history as create_notification_history,
-    create_notify_template
+    create_custom_template
 )
 from tests.conftest import set_config_values
 from unittest.mock import call, patch, PropertyMock
@@ -46,17 +46,12 @@ def _create_slow_delivery_notification(provider='mmg'):
         )
     template = Template.query.get(current_app.config['FUNCTIONAL_TEST_PROVIDER_SMS_TEMPLATE_ID'])
     if not template:
-        template = create_notify_template(
+        template = create_custom_template(
             service=service,
             user=service.users[0],
             template_config_name='FUNCTIONAL_TEST_PROVIDER_SMS_TEMPLATE_ID',
-            content='',
             template_type='sms'
         )
-        # template = create_template(
-        #     template_id=current_app.config.get('FUNCTIONAL_TEST_PROVIDER_SMS_TEMPLATE_ID'),
-        #     service=service
-        # )
 
     create_notification(
         template=template,
diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index 3dbad5272..d3200b9be 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -782,22 +782,26 @@ def mock_firetext_client(mocker, statsd_client=None):
 def sms_code_template(notify_db,
                       notify_db_session):
     service, user = notify_service(notify_db, notify_db_session)
-    return create_notify_template(service=service,
-                                  user=user,
-                                  template_config_name='SMS_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID',
-                                  content='((verify_code))',
-                                  template_type='sms')
+    return create_custom_template(
+        service=service,
+        user=user,
+        template_config_name='SMS_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        content='((verify_code))',
+        template_type='sms'
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def email_verification_template(notify_db,
                                 notify_db_session):
     service, user = notify_service(notify_db, notify_db_session)
-    return create_notify_template(service=service,
-                                  user=user,
-                                  template_config_name='EMAIL_VERIFY_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID',
-                                  content='((user_name)) use ((url)) to complete registration',
-                                  template_type='email')
+    return create_custom_template(
+        service=service,
+        user=user,
+        template_config_name='EMAIL_VERIFY_CODE_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        content='((user_name)) use ((url)) to complete registration',
+        template_type='email'
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
@@ -805,12 +809,14 @@ def invitation_email_template(notify_db,
                               notify_db_session):
     service, user = notify_service(notify_db, notify_db_session)
     content = '((user_name)) is invited to Notify by ((service_name)) ((url)) to complete registration',
-    return create_notify_template(service=service,
-                                  user=user,
-                                  template_config_name='INVITATION_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID',
-                                  content=content,
-                                  subject='Invitation to ((service_name))',
-                                  template_type='email')
+    return create_custom_template(
+        service=service,
+        user=user,
+        template_config_name='INVITATION_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        content=content,
+        subject='Invitation to ((service_name))',
+        template_type='email'
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
@@ -818,12 +824,14 @@ def password_reset_email_template(notify_db,
                                   notify_db_session):
     service, user = notify_service(notify_db, notify_db_session)
 
-    return create_notify_template(service=service,
-                                  user=user,
-                                  template_config_name='PASSWORD_RESET_TEMPLATE_ID',
-                                  content='((user_name)) you can reset password by clicking ((url))',
-                                  subject='Reset your password',
-                                  template_type='email')
+    return create_custom_template(
+        service=service,
+        user=user,
+        template_config_name='PASSWORD_RESET_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        content='((user_name)) you can reset password by clicking ((url))',
+        subject='Reset your password',
+        template_type='email'
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
@@ -833,10 +841,12 @@ def already_registered_template(notify_db,
 
     content = """Sign in here: ((signin_url)) If you’ve forgotten your password,
                           you can reset it here: ((forgot_password_url)) feedback:((feedback_url))"""
-    return create_notify_template(service=service, user=user,
-                                  template_config_name='ALREADY_REGISTERED_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID',
-                                  content=content,
-                                  template_type='email')
+    return create_custom_template(
+        service=service, user=user,
+        template_config_name='ALREADY_REGISTERED_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        content=content,
+        template_type='email'
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
@@ -848,15 +858,17 @@ def change_email_confirmation_template(notify_db,
               ((url))
               If you didn’t try to change the email address for your GOV.UK Notify account, let us know here:
               ((feedback_url))"""
-    template = create_notify_template(service=service,
-                                      user=user,
-                                      template_config_name='CHANGE_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_TEMPLATE_ID',
-                                      content=content,
-                                      template_type='email')
+    template = create_custom_template(
+        service=service,
+        user=user,
+        template_config_name='CHANGE_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_TEMPLATE_ID',
+        content=content,
+        template_type='email'
+    )
     return template
 
 
-def create_notify_template(service, user, template_config_name, content, template_type, subject=None):
+def create_custom_template(service, user, template_config_name, template_type, content='', subject=None):
     template = Template.query.get(current_app.config[template_config_name])
     if not template:
         data = {
diff --git a/tests/app/db.py b/tests/app/db.py
index 093bd828e..b0eee5a31 100644
--- a/tests/app/db.py
+++ b/tests/app/db.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def create_template(
     if template_type != SMS_TYPE:
         data['subject'] = 'Template subject'
     template = Template(**data)
-    dao_create_template(template, template_id)
+    dao_create_template(template)
     return template