diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index f95f35c70..d0a6a3d25 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ SERVICE_PERMISSION_TYPES = [
     SCHEDULE_NOTIFICATIONS,
     EMAIL_AUTH,
     LETTERS_AS_PDF,
-    PRECOMPILED_LETTER,
     UPLOAD_DOCUMENT,
     EDIT_FOLDER_PERMISSIONS,
 ]
diff --git a/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py b/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
index cbdc1011e..3d06c16d7 100644
--- a/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
+++ b/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from app.models import (
     SMS_TYPE,
     EMAIL_TYPE,
     LETTER_TYPE,
-    PRECOMPILED_LETTER,
     UPLOAD_DOCUMENT,
     PRIORITY,
     KEY_TYPE_TEST,
@@ -71,9 +70,8 @@ def post_precompiled_letter_notification():
 
     form = validate(request.get_json(), post_precompiled_letter_request)
 
-    # Check both permission to send letters and permission to send pre-compiled PDFs
+    # Check permission to send letters
     check_service_has_permission(LETTER_TYPE, authenticated_service.permissions)
-    check_service_has_permission(PRECOMPILED_LETTER, authenticated_service.permissions)
 
     check_rate_limiting(authenticated_service, api_user)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
index 7a43a4ded..c4e029528 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from app.models import (
     JOB_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS,
     LETTER_TYPE,
     SMS_TYPE,
-    PRECOMPILED_LETTER
 )
 
 from tests.app import load_example_csv
@@ -1015,7 +1014,7 @@ def test_save_letter_saves_letter_to_database(mocker, notify_db_session):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('postage', ['first', 'second'])
 def test_save_letter_saves_letter_to_database_with_correct_postage(mocker, notify_db_session, postage):
-    service = create_service(service_permissions=[LETTER_TYPE, PRECOMPILED_LETTER])
+    service = create_service(service_permissions=[LETTER_TYPE])
     template = sample_letter_template(service, postage=postage)
     letter_job = sample_letter_job(template)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
index 6a0b8ba21..4074fd3d9 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def test_post_letter_notification_is_delivered_and_has_pdf_uploaded_to_test_lett
     notify_user,
     mocker
 ):
-    sample_letter_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter', 'precompiled_letter'])
+    sample_letter_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter'])
     mocker.patch('app.celery.letters_pdf_tasks.notify_celery.send_task')
     s3mock = mocker.patch('app.v2.notifications.post_notifications.upload_letter_pdf', return_value='test.pdf')
     data = {
@@ -421,25 +421,8 @@ def test_post_letter_notification_persists_notification_reply_to_text(
     assert notifications[0].reply_to_text == service_address
 
 
-def test_post_precompiled_letter_requires_permission(client, sample_service, notify_user, mocker):
-    mocker.patch('app.v2.notifications.post_notifications.upload_letter_pdf')
-    data = {
-        "reference": "letter-reference",
-        "content": "bGV0dGVyLWNvbnRlbnQ="
-    }
-    auth_header = create_authorization_header(service_id=sample_service.id)
-    response = client.post(
-        path="v2/notifications/letter",
-        data=json.dumps(data),
-        headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/json'), auth_header])
-
-    assert response.status_code == 400, response.get_data(as_text=True)
-    resp_json = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
-    assert resp_json['errors'][0]['message'] == 'Service is not allowed to send precompiled letters'
-
-
 def test_post_precompiled_letter_with_invalid_base64(client, notify_user, mocker):
-    sample_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter', 'precompiled_letter'])
+    sample_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter'])
     mocker.patch('app.v2.notifications.post_notifications.upload_letter_pdf')
 
     data = {
@@ -467,7 +450,7 @@ def test_post_precompiled_letter_with_invalid_base64(client, notify_user, mocker
 def test_post_precompiled_letter_notification_returns_201(
     client, notify_user, mocker, notification_postage, expected_postage
 ):
-    sample_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter', 'precompiled_letter'])
+    sample_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter'])
     s3mock = mocker.patch('app.v2.notifications.post_notifications.upload_letter_pdf')
     mocker.patch('app.celery.letters_pdf_tasks.notify_celery.send_task')
     data = {
@@ -500,7 +483,7 @@ def test_post_precompiled_letter_notification_returns_201(
 
 
 def test_post_letter_notification_throws_error_for_invalid_postage(client, notify_user, mocker):
-    sample_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter', 'precompiled_letter'])
+    sample_service = create_service(service_permissions=['letter'])
     data = {
         "reference": "letter-reference",
         "content": "bGV0dGVyLWNvbnRlbnQ=",