diff --git a/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb
index 104cb9719..e86ef6431 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ module Validations::SetupValidations
   end
 
   def validate_scheme(record)
-    location_during_startdate_validation(record)
     scheme_during_startdate_validation(record)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/setup_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/setup_validations_spec.rb
index a226ee79d..0aee28826 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/setup_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/setup_validations_spec.rb
@@ -461,121 +461,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::SetupValidations do
         expect(record.errors["scheme_id"]).to be_empty
       end
     end
-
-    context "with a deactivated location" do
-      let(:scheme) { create(:scheme) }
-      let(:location) { create(:location, scheme:) }
-
-      before do
-        Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.local(2023, 11, 10))
-        create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 4), location:)
-        Timecop.return
-        location.reload
-      end
-
-      it "produces error when tenancy start date is during deactivated location period" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 7, 5)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.deactivated.startdate", postcode: location.postcode, date: "4 June 2022"))
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.deactivated.location_id", postcode: location.postcode, date: "4 June 2022"))
-      end
-
-      it "produces no error when tenancy start date is during an active location period" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 1)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"]).to be_empty
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with a location that is reactivating soon" do
-      let(:scheme) { create(:scheme) }
-      let(:location) { create(:location, scheme:) }
-
-      before do
-        Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.local(2023, 11, 10))
-        create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 4), reactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 4), location:)
-        Timecop.return
-        location.reload
-      end
-
-      it "produces error when tenancy start date is during deactivated location period" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 7, 5)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.reactivating_soon.startdate", postcode: location.postcode, date: "4 August 2022"))
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.reactivating_soon.location_id", postcode: location.postcode, date: "4 August 2022"))
-      end
-
-      it "produces no error when tenancy start date is during an active location period" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 9, 1)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"]).to be_empty
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with a location that has many reactivations soon" do
-      let(:scheme) { create(:scheme) }
-      let(:location) { create(:location, scheme:) }
-
-      before do
-        Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.local(2023, 11, 10))
-        create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 1), reactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 9, 4), location:)
-        create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 4), reactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 4), location:)
-        create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 2), reactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 3), location:)
-        Timecop.return
-        location.reload
-      end
-
-      it "produces error when tenancy start date is during deactivated location period" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 7, 5)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.reactivating_soon.startdate", postcode: location.postcode, date: "4 September 2022"))
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.reactivating_soon.location_id", postcode: location.postcode, date: "4 September 2022"))
-      end
-
-      it "produces no error when tenancy start date is during an active location period" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 1)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"]).to be_empty
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with a location that is activating soon (has no deactivation periods)" do
-      let(:scheme) { create(:scheme) }
-      let(:location) { create(:location, scheme:, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 9, 15)) }
-
-      it "produces no error" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 15)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"]).to be_empty
-      end
-
-      it "produces an error when the date is before available_from date" do
-        record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 15)
-        record.location = location
-        setup_validator.validate_scheme(record)
-        expect(record.errors["startdate"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.activating_soon.startdate", postcode: location.postcode, date: "15 September 2022"))
-        expect(record.errors["location_id"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.activating_soon.location_id", postcode: location.postcode, date: "15 September 2022"))
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   describe "#validate_location" do