diff --git a/app/v2/templates/templates_schemas.py b/app/v2/templates/templates_schemas.py
index 5b1899b67..0520b70c2 100644
--- a/app/v2/templates/templates_schemas.py
+++ b/app/v2/templates/templates_schemas.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from app.models import TEMPLATE_TYPES
-from app.schema_validation.definitions import uuid
 from app.v2.template_schema import template
 
 
@@ -8,8 +7,7 @@ get_all_template_request = {
     "description": "request schema for parameters allowed when getting all templates",
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
-        "type": {"enum": TEMPLATE_TYPES},
-        "older_than": uuid
+        "type": {"enum": TEMPLATE_TYPES}
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
 }
@@ -19,21 +17,6 @@ get_all_template_response = {
     "description": "GET response schema when getting all templates",
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
-        "links": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-                "current": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "format": "uri"
-                },
-                "next": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "format": "uri"
-                }
-            },
-            "additionalProperties": False,
-            "required": ["current"],
-        },
         "templates": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {
@@ -42,7 +25,7 @@ get_all_template_response = {
             }
         }
     },
-    "required": ["links", "templates"],
+    "required": ["templates"],
     "definitions": {
         "template": template
     }
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/templates/test_templates_schemas.py b/tests/app/v2/templates/test_templates_schemas.py
index a629ee65c..f60f4366b 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/templates/test_templates_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/templates/test_templates_schemas.py
@@ -14,68 +14,46 @@ from jsonschema.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 valid_json_get_all_response = [
     {
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path', 'next': 'http://some.other.path'},
         "templates": [
             {"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 1, "uri": "http://template/id"},
             {"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 2, "uri": "http://template/id"}
         ]
     },
     {
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path'},
         "templates": [{"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 1, "uri": "http://template/id"}]
     },
     {
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path'},
         "templates": []
     }
 ]
 
 invalid_json_get_all_response = [
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'invalid_uri'},
-        "templates": [
-            {"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 1, "uri": "http://template/id"}
-        ]
-    }, ['links invalid_uri is not a valid URI.']),
-    ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path'},
         "templates": [
             {"id": 'invalid_id', "version": 1, "uri": "http://template/id"}
         ]
     }, ['templates is not a valid UUID']),
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path'},
         "templates": [
             {"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 'invalid_version', "uri": "http://template/id"}
         ]
     }, ['templates invalid_version is not of type integer']),
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path'},
         "templates": [
             {"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 1, "uri": "invalid_uri"}
         ]
     }, ['templates invalid_uri is not a valid URI.']),
+    ({}, ['templates is a required property']),
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path'}
-    }, ['templates is a required property']),
-    ({
-        'links': {'next': 'http://some.other.path'},
-        "templates": [{"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 1, "uri": "http://template/id"}]
-    }, ['links current is a required property']),
-    ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path', 'next': 'http://some.other.path'},
         "templates": [{"version": 1, "uri": "http://template/id"}]
     }, ['templates id is a required property']),
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path', 'next': 'http://some.other.path'},
         "templates": [{"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "uri": "http://template/id"}]
     }, ['templates version is a required property']),
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path', 'next': 'http://some.other.path'},
         "templates": [{"id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "version": 1}]
     }, ['templates uri is a required property']),
     ({
-        'links': {'current': 'http://some.path', 'next': 'http://some.other.path'},
         "templates": [{"version": 1}]
     }, ['templates id is a required property', 'templates uri is a required property']),
 ]
@@ -93,12 +71,6 @@ def test_get_all_template_request_schema_against_valid_args_is_valid(template_ty
     assert validate(data, get_all_template_request) == data
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("template_type", TEMPLATE_TYPES)
-def test_get_all_template_request_schema_against_valid_args_with_optional_is_valid(template_type, fake_uuid):
-    data = {'type': template_type, 'older_than': fake_uuid}
-    assert validate(data, get_all_template_request) == data
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("template_type", TEMPLATE_TYPES)
 def test_get_all_template_request_schema_against_invalid_args_is_invalid(template_type):
     data = {'type': 'unknown'}
@@ -112,19 +84,6 @@ def test_get_all_template_request_schema_against_invalid_args_is_invalid(templat
     assert errors['errors'][0]['message'] == 'type unknown is not one of [sms, email, letter]'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("template_type", TEMPLATE_TYPES)
-def test_get_all_template_request_schema_against_invalid_args_with_optional_is_invalid(template_type):
-    data = {'type': template_type, 'older_than': 'invalid_uuid'}
-
-    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
-        validate(data, get_all_template_request)
-    errors = json.loads(str(e.value))
-
-    assert errors['status_code'] == 400
-    assert len(errors['errors']) == 1
-    assert errors['errors'][0]['message'] == 'older_than is not a valid UUID'
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("response", valid_json_get_all_response)
 def test_valid_get_all_templates_response_schema_is_valid(response):
     assert validate(response, get_all_template_response) == response