diff --git a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
index 9ef36cf81..7b995b2b5 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <%= form_with model: @location_deactivation_period, url: toggle_location_form_path(action, @location), method: "patch", local: true do |f| %>
   <div class="govuk-grid-row">
     <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-    <% collection_start_date = FormHandler.instance.earliest_open_collection_start_date(now: @location.available_from) %>
+    <% start_date = FormHandler.instance.earliest_open_collection_start_date(now: @location.available_from) %>
     <%= f.govuk_error_summary %>
         <%= f.govuk_radio_buttons_fieldset date_type_question(action),
                                             legend: { text: I18n.t("questions.location.toggle_active.apply_from") },
diff --git a/spec/models/location_deactivation_period_spec.rb b/spec/models/location_deactivation_period_spec.rb
index b18f28c8a..4e0bb3384 100644
--- a/spec/models/location_deactivation_period_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/location_deactivation_period_spec.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationDeactivationPeriod do
             location.location_deactivation_periods.clear
             validator.validate(record)
             start_date = startdate.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)
-            expect(record.errors[:deactivation_date]).to include "The location cannot be deactivated before #{start_date}, the start of the collection year when it was created"
+            expect(record.errors[:deactivation_date]).to include "The location cannot be deactivated before #{start_date}, the date when it was first available"
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/scheme_deactivation_period_spec.rb b/spec/models/scheme_deactivation_period_spec.rb
index 71b34108a..eb46ee62f 100644
--- a/spec/models/scheme_deactivation_period_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/scheme_deactivation_period_spec.rb
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ RSpec.describe SchemeDeactivationPeriod do
           expect(record.errors[:deactivation_date]).to be_empty
         end
       end
-
-      context "but the scheme was created in the current collection period" do
-        let(:scheme) { FactoryBot.create(:scheme, created_at: now - 2.days) }
-
-        context "with a deactivation date in the previous collection period" do
-          it "adds an error" do
-            record.deactivation_date = now - 1.year
-            scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.clear
-            validator.validate(record)
-            expect(record.errors[:deactivation_date]).to include "The scheme cannot be deactivated before 1 April 2023, the start of the collection year when it was created"
-          end
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end