diff --git a/app/controllers/auth/passwords_controller.rb b/app/controllers/auth/passwords_controller.rb
index 317c4aa29..6c05debb5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/auth/passwords_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/auth/passwords_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class Auth::PasswordsController < Devise::PasswordsController
       resource.errors.add :email, "Enter an email address in the correct format, like name@example.com"
       render "devise/passwords/new", status: :unprocessable_entity
     else
-      flash[:notice] = "Reset password instructions have been sent to #{@email}"
       render "devise/confirmations/reset"
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/features/user_spec.rb b/spec/features/user_spec.rb
index 7b8351013..f14cd43fd 100644
--- a/spec/features/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/user_spec.rb
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ RSpec.describe "User Features" do
       fill_in("user[email]", with: user.email)
       expect { click_button("Send email") }.to change { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count }.by(1)
     end
-
-    it " is shown the password reset confirmation page and successful flash message shows" do
-      visit("/users/password/new")
-      fill_in("user[email]", with: user.email)
-      click_button("Send email")
-      expect(page).to have_css ".govuk-notification-banner.govuk-notification-banner--success"
-    end
   end
 
   context "If user not logged in" do