diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb
index 98830c7ab..c86ffbfe0 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ private
     @normalised_string
   end
 
-  def has_field_in_header?(field)
-    rows[rows.find_index { |row| row[0].match(/field number/i) }].any? { |cell| cell&.match?(/#{field}/i) }
-  end
-
   def first_record_start_date
     if with_headers?
       Date.new(row_parsers.first.field_98.to_i + 2000, row_parsers.first.field_97.to_i, row_parsers.first.field_96.to_i)
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb
index cc32d3660..aaa468ce5 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ private
     @normalised_string
   end
 
-  def has_field_in_header?(field)
-    rows[rows.find_index { |row| row[0].match(/field number/i) }].any? { |cell| cell&.match?(/#{field}/i) }
-  end
-
   def first_record_start_date
     if with_headers?
       Date.new(row_parsers.first.field_4.to_i + 2000, row_parsers.first.field_3.to_i, row_parsers.first.field_2.to_i)