diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index ee22d40d1..606af6e4a 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
<%= yield :extra_head_content %>
- <% unless content_for(:simple_header) || explore_menu_variant_b? %>
- <%= render 'govuk_publishing_components/components/government_navigation', active: active_proposition %>
- <% end %>
-
<% if @content_item.show_phase_banner? %>
<%= render 'govuk_publishing_components/components/phase_banner', phase: @content_item.phase %>
diff --git a/test/integration/fatality_notice_test.rb b/test/integration/fatality_notice_test.rb
index cb02068d2..7fbd034f7 100644
--- a/test/integration/fatality_notice_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/fatality_notice_test.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ class FatalityNoticeTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
test "typical fatality notice" do
setup_and_visit_content_item("fatality_notice")
- assert_has_component_government_navigation_active("News and communications")
-
assert page.has_title?(
"Sir George Pomeroy Colley killed in Boer War - Fatality notice - GOV.UK",
)
diff --git a/test/integration/news_article_test.rb b/test/integration/news_article_test.rb
index 73e124180..08c2df646 100644
--- a/test/integration/news_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/news_article_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
class NewsArticleTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
test "news article renders title, description and body" do
setup_and_visit_content_item("news_article")
- assert_has_component_government_navigation_active("News and communications")
assert_has_component_title(@content_item["title"])
assert page.has_text?(@content_item["description"])
assert page.has_text?("This year, the United Kingdom has had much to celebrate. Her Majesty The Queen celebrated her 90th birthday")
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 4ff8a73b6..cfbf7ccf2 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ def assert_has_component_organisation_logo
assert page.has_css?(".gem-c-organisation-logo")
end
- def assert_has_component_government_navigation_active(active)
- assert page.has_css?("a", class: "active", text: active)
- end
-
def assert_has_contents_list(contents)
assert page.has_css?(".gem-c-contents-list"), "Failed to find an element with a class of contents-list"
within ".gem-c-contents-list" do