diff --git a/config/locales/validations/sales/2023/bulk_upload.en.yml b/config/locales/validations/sales/2023/bulk_upload.en.yml
index 37d5314b7..7d8930db4 100644
--- a/config/locales/validations/sales/2023/bulk_upload.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/validations/sales/2023/bulk_upload.en.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ en:
           no_headers: "Your file does not contain the required header rows. Add or check the header rows and upload your file again. [Read more about using the template headers](%{guidance_link})."
           wrong_field_numbers_count: "Incorrect number of fields, please ensure you have used the correct template."
           wrong_template: "Incorrect sale dates, please ensure you have used the correct template."
-          not_answered: "You must answer %{question}" # this is the same as not default not answered for single log submission
-          invalid_option: "Enter a valid value for %{question}" # this is the same as not default not answered for single log submission
+          not_answered: "You must answer %{question}"
+          invalid_option: "Enter a valid value for %{question}"
           spreadsheet_dupe: "This is a duplicate of a log in your file."
           duplicate: "This is a duplicate log."
           owning_organisation:
diff --git a/config/locales/validations/sales/2024/bulk_upload.en.yml b/config/locales/validations/sales/2024/bulk_upload.en.yml
index fe670190b..a76dbb838 100644
--- a/config/locales/validations/sales/2024/bulk_upload.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/validations/sales/2024/bulk_upload.en.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ en:
           no_headers: "Your file does not contain the required header rows. Add or check the header rows and upload your file again. [Read more about using the template headers](%{guidance_link})."
           wrong_field_numbers_count: "Incorrect number of fields, please ensure you have used the correct template."
           wrong_template: "Incorrect sale dates, please ensure you have used the correct template."
-          not_answered: "You must answer %{question}" # this is the same as not default not answered for single log submission
-          invalid_option: "Enter a valid value for %{question}" # this is the same as not default not answered for single log submission
+          not_answered: "You must answer %{question}"
+          invalid_option: "Enter a valid value for %{question}"
           spreadsheet_dupe: "This is a duplicate of a log in your file."
           duplicate: "This is a duplicate log."
           numeric: