diff --git a/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb
index 23ac8c590..0409572b9 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/local_authority_validations.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ module Validations::LocalAuthorityValidations
   end
 
   def validate_la(record)
-    if record.la.present? && !LONDON_BOROUGHS.include?(record.la) && record.is_london_rent?
-      record.errors.add :la, I18n.t("validations.property.la.london_rent")
-      if record.postcode_known? && record.postcode_full.present?
-        record.errors.add :postcode_full, I18n.t("validations.property.la.london_rent_postcode")
-      end
-    end
-
     if record.la_known? && record.la.blank?
       record.errors.add :la, I18n.t("validations.property.la.la_known")
     end
@@ -28,38 +21,4 @@ module Validations::LocalAuthorityValidations
       record.errors.add :la, I18n.t("validations.property.la.la_invalid_for_org", org_name:, la_name:)
     end
   end
-
-  LONDON_BOROUGHS = %w[E09000001
-                       E09000002
-                       E09000003
-                       E09000004
-                       E09000005
-                       E09000006
-                       E09000007
-                       E09000008
-                       E09000009
-                       E09000010
-                       E09000011
-                       E09000012
-                       E09000013
-                       E09000014
-                       E09000015
-                       E09000016
-                       E09000017
-                       E09000018
-                       E09000019
-                       E09000020
-                       E09000021
-                       E09000022
-                       E09000023
-                       E09000024
-                       E09000025
-                       E09000026
-                       E09000027
-                       E09000028
-                       E09000029
-                       E09000030
-                       E09000031
-                       E09000032
-                       E09000033].freeze
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 2d66ac916..5db7495d1 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ en:
       offered:
         relet_number: "Number of times the property has been re-let must be between 0 and 20"
       la:
-        london_rent: "Local authority must be in London"
-        london_rent_postcode: "The postcode must be a London postcode because you told us the rent type is London Affordable Rent or London Living Rent"
         la_known: "Enter name of local authority"
         la_invalid_for_org: "%{org_name} does not operate in %{la_name}"
       rsnvac:
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/local_authority_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/local_authority_validations_spec.rb
index ddd3afe8f..1ad97a72f 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/local_authority_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/local_authority_validations_spec.rb
@@ -38,35 +38,12 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::LocalAuthorityValidations do
 
   describe "#validate_la" do
     context "when the rent type is London affordable" do
-      let(:expected_error) { I18n.t("validations.property.la.london_rent") }
-
-      it "validates that the local authority is in London" do
-        record.la = "E07000105"
-        record.rent_type = 2
-        local_auth_validator.validate_la(record)
-        expect(record.errors["la"]).to include(match(expected_error))
-        expect(record.errors["postcode_full"]).to be_empty
-      end
-
       it "expects that the local authority is in London" do
         record.la = "E09000033"
         record.rent_type = 2
         local_auth_validator.validate_la(record)
         expect(record.errors["la"]).to be_empty
       end
-
-      context "when the la has been derived from a known postcode" do
-        let(:expected_error) { I18n.t("validations.property.la.london_rent_postcode") }
-
-        it "also adds an error to the postcode field" do
-          record.la = "E07000105"
-          record.rent_type = 2
-          record.postcode_known = 1
-          record.postcode_full = "BN18 7TR"
-          local_auth_validator.validate_la(record)
-          expect(record.errors["postcode_full"]).to include(match(expected_error))
-        end
-      end
     end
 
     context "when previous la is known" do
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/organisation_la_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/organisation_la_import_service_spec.rb
index c0cf0cc4c..8247c2b36 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/organisation_la_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/organisation_la_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::OrganisationLaImportService do
   let(:old_id) { "00013f30e159d7f72a3abe9ea93fb5b685d311e4" }
   let(:import_file) { File.open("#{fixture_directory}/#{old_id}.xml") }
   let(:storage_service) { instance_double(StorageService) }
+  let(:logger) { instance_double(ActiveSupport::Logger) }
 
   context "when importing data protection confirmations" do
-    subject(:import_service) { described_class.new(storage_service) }
+    subject(:import_service) { described_class.new(storage_service, logger) }
 
     before do
       allow(storage_service)
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::OrganisationLaImportService do
 
     context "when the organisation in the import file doesn't exist in the system" do
       it "does not create an organisation la record" do
-        expect { import_service.create_organisation_las("organisation_la_directory") }
-          .to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, /Organisation must exist/)
+        expect(logger).to receive(:error).with(/Organisation must exist/)
+        import_service.create_organisation_las("organisation_la_directory")
       end
     end