diff --git a/app/v2/errors.py b/app/v2/errors.py
index 872ce41ab..26cc3b36e 100644
--- a/app/v2/errors.py
+++ b/app/v2/errors.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from flask import jsonify, current_app
 from jsonschema import ValidationError
-from notifications_utils.recipients import InvalidPhoneError
 from sqlalchemy.exc import DataError
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from app.authentication.auth import AuthError
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@ def register_errors(blueprint):
     def auth_error(error):
         return jsonify(error.to_dict_v2()), error.code
 
-    @blueprint.errorhandler(InvalidPhoneError)
-    def invalid_phone_error(error):
-        current_app.logger.exception(error)
-        return jsonify(status_code=400,
-                       errors=[{"error": error.__class__.__name__, "message": error.message}]), 400
-
     @blueprint.errorhandler(Exception)
     def internal_server_error(error):
         current_app.logger.exception(error)
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/test_errors.py b/tests/app/v2/test_errors.py
index 4ce3f2868..5f0ed0f81 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/test_errors.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/test_errors.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import pytest
 from flask import url_for
-from notifications_utils.recipients import InvalidPhoneError
 from sqlalchemy.exc import DataError
 
 
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@ def app_for_test(mocker):
     def raising_data_error():
         raise DataError("There was a db problem", "params", "orig")
 
-    @blue.route("raise_phone_error", methods=["GET"])
-    def raising_invalid_phone_error():
-        raise InvalidPhoneError("The phone number is wrong")
-
     @blue.route("raise_exception", methods=["GET"])
     def raising_exception():
         raise AssertionError("Raising any old exception")
@@ -121,13 +116,3 @@ def test_internal_server_error_handler(app_for_test):
             error = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
             assert error == {"status_code": 500,
                              "errors": [{"error": "AssertionError", "message": "Internal server error"}]}
-
-
-def test_invalid_phone_error_handler(app_for_test):
-    with app_for_test.test_request_context():
-        with app_for_test.test_client() as client:
-            response = client.get(url_for("v2_under_test.raising_invalid_phone_error"))
-            assert response.status_code == 400
-            error = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
-            assert error == {"status_code": 400,
-                             "errors": [{"error": "InvalidPhoneError", "message": "The phone number is wrong"}]}