diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index 1e36ace594..281bfa6cf9 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ def dao_create_service(
     if organisation:
         service.organisation_id = organisation.id
         service.organisation_type = organisation.organisation_type
-        if organisation.email_branding:
-            service.email_branding = organisation.email_branding
 
         if organisation.letter_branding and not service.letter_branding:
             service.letter_branding = organisation.letter_branding
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index d7eae2d564..342943b433 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def test_create_service_with_domain_sets_organisation(admin_request, sample_user
         assert json_resp["data"]["organisation"] is None
 
 
-def test_create_service_inherits_branding_from_organisation(admin_request, sample_user, mocker):
+def test_create_service_doesnt_inherit_branding_from_organisation(admin_request, sample_user, mocker):
     org = create_organisation()
     email_branding = create_email_branding()
     org.email_branding = email_branding
@@ -482,8 +482,7 @@ def test_create_service_inherits_branding_from_organisation(admin_request, sampl
         _expected_status=201,
     )
 
-    assert json_resp["data"]["email_branding"] == str(email_branding.id)
-    assert json_resp["data"]["letter_branding"] == str(letter_branding.id)
+    assert json_resp["data"]["email_branding"] is None
 
 
 def test_should_not_create_service_with_missing_user_id_field(notify_api, fake_uuid):