diff --git a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
index 062c7a5ca..764423d4f 100644
--- a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,4 @@ class ApplicationMailer < Mail::Notify::Mailer
 
     raise
   end
-
-  def notify_email(headers)
-    view_mail(GOVUK_NOTIFY_TEMPLATE_ID, headers)
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mailers/application_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/application_mailer_spec.rb
index bbc297fa8..ef782fbee 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/application_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/application_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         }
 
         def test_notify_error
-          notify_email(to: "test@example.com", subject: "Some subject")
+          view_mail("testGOVUK_NOTIFY_TEMPLATE_ID_APPLICATION", to: "test@example.com", subject: "Some subject")
         end
       end