diff --git a/app/models/scheme.rb b/app/models/scheme.rb
index d0c42889a..a190c5d5e 100644
--- a/app/models/scheme.rb
+++ b/app/models/scheme.rb
@@ -255,10 +255,6 @@ class Scheme < ApplicationRecord
     status == :deactivated
   end
 
-  def has_confirmed_locations?
-    confirmed_locations_count.positive?
-  end
-
 private
 
   def confirmed_locations_count
diff --git a/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb
index a423f914f..bd12d3249 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/setup_validations.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Validations::SetupValidations
   def validate_scheme_has_confirmed_locations_validation(record)
     return unless record.scheme
 
-    unless record.scheme.has_confirmed_locations?
+    unless record.scheme.locations.confirmed.any?
       record.errors.add :scheme_id, I18n.t("validations.scheme.no_completed_locations")
     end
   end