diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
index 6d4b61f1b..468df787f 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
@@ -337,14 +337,6 @@ class BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2023::RowParser
             },
             on: :after_log
 
-  validates :field_15,
-            presence: {
-              if: proc { supported_housing? && log_uses_old_scheme_id? },
-              message: I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: "management group code"),
-              category: :setup,
-            },
-            on: :after_log
-
   validates :field_16,
             presence: {
               if: proc { supported_housing? },
@@ -353,14 +345,6 @@ class BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2023::RowParser
             },
             on: :after_log
 
-  validates :field_17,
-            presence: {
-              if: proc { supported_housing? && log_uses_new_scheme_id? },
-              message: I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: "location code"),
-              category: :setup,
-            },
-            on: :after_log
-
   validates :field_46, format: { with: /\A\d{1,3}\z|\AR\z/, message: "Age of person 1 must be a number or the letter R" }, on: :after_log
   validates :field_52, format: { with: /\A\d{1,3}\z|\AR\z/, message: "Age of person 2 must be a number or the letter R" }, on: :after_log, if: proc { details_known?(2).zero? }
   validates :field_56, format: { with: /\A\d{1,3}\z|\AR\z/, message: "Age of person 3 must be a number or the letter R" }, on: :after_log, if: proc { details_known?(3).zero? }
@@ -775,7 +759,7 @@ private
   def validate_location_data_given
     if supported_housing? && location_id.blank? && location_field.present?
       block_log_creation!
-      errors.add(location_field, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: "#{location_or_scheme} code"), category: "setup")
+      errors.add(location_field, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: "#{location_or_scheme} code"), category: :setup)
     end
   end
 
@@ -789,7 +773,7 @@ private
   def validate_scheme_data_given
     if supported_housing? && scheme_field.present? && scheme_id.blank?
       block_log_creation!
-      errors.add(scheme_field, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: "#{scheme_or_management_group} code"), category: "setup")
+      errors.add(scheme_field, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: "#{scheme_or_management_group} code"), category: :setup)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
index 6c1c179d4..93059d4b7 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -900,6 +900,18 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2023::RowParser do
             expect(parser.errors[:field_15]).to be_blank
             expect(parser.errors[:field_16]).to be_blank
             expect(parser.errors.where(:field_17, category: :setup).map(&:message)).to eq(["You must answer location code"])
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_17].count).to eq(1)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when missing management group code" do
+          let(:attributes) { { bulk_upload:, field_1: owning_org.old_visible_id, field_2: owning_org.old_visible_id, field_4: "2", field_5: "2", field_16: scheme.old_visible_id.to_s, field_15: nil, field_17: nil } }
+
+          it "returns a setup error" do
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_16]).to be_blank
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_17]).to be_blank
+            expect(parser.errors.where(:field_15, category: :setup).map(&:message)).to eq(["You must answer management group code"])
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_15].count).to eq(1)
           end
         end