diff --git a/app/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation.rb b/app/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation.rb
index fb4362dc8..376367624 100644
--- a/app/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Form::Sales::Questions::Buyer1WorkingSituation < ::Form::Question
     @header = "Which of these best describes buyer 1's working situation?"
     @type = "radio"
     @answer_options = ANSWER_OPTIONS
-    @hint_text = "Buyer 1 is the person in the household who does the most paid work. If it's a joint purchase and the buyers do the same amount of paid work, buyer 1 is whoever is the oldest."
+    @hint_text = form.start_year_after_2024? ? "" : "Buyer 1 is the person in the household who does the most paid work. If it’s a joint purchase and the buyers do the same amount of paid work, buyer 1 is whoever is the oldest."
     @check_answers_card_number = 1
     @inferred_check_answers_value = [{
       "condition" => {
diff --git a/spec/models/form/sales/pages/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/sales/pages/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb
index f98009ab9..f9d833abf 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/sales/pages/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/sales/pages/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Sales::Pages::Buyer1WorkingSituation, type: :model do
 
   let(:page_id) { nil }
   let(:page_definition) { nil }
-  let(:subsection) { instance_double(Form::Subsection, form: instance_double(Form, start_date: Time.zone.local(2023, 4, 1))) }
+  let(:subsection) { instance_double(Form::Subsection, form: instance_double(Form, start_date: Time.zone.local(2023, 4, 1), start_year_after_2024?: false)) }
 
   it "has correct subsection" do
     expect(page.subsection).to eq(subsection)
diff --git a/spec/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb
index 0ed4cf384..908d12a51 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/sales/questions/buyer1_working_situation_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Sales::Questions::Buyer1WorkingSituation, type: :model do
 
   let(:question_id) { nil }
   let(:question_definition) { nil }
-  let(:page) { instance_double(Form::Page, subsection: instance_double(Form::Subsection, form: instance_double(Form, start_date: Time.zone.local(2023, 4, 1)))) }
+  let(:page) { instance_double(Form::Page, subsection: instance_double(Form::Subsection, form: instance_double(Form, start_date: Time.zone.local(2023, 4, 1), start_year_after_2024?: false))) }
 
   it "has correct page" do
     expect(question.page).to eq(page)