diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index c414c46d6..c33ae2af7 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   <% if @content_item.description %>
     <meta name="description" content="<%= strip_tags(@content_item.description) %>" />
   <% end %>
-  <meta name="govuk:content-id" content="<%= @content_item.content_id %>" />
   <%= contextual_comms_test_variant.analytics_meta_tag.html_safe if whitelisted_campaign_page? %>
   <%= yield :extra_head_content %>
 </head>
diff --git a/test/integration/content_item_test.rb b/test/integration/content_item_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bb37bd27..000000000
--- a/test/integration/content_item_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-require 'test_helper'
-
-class ContentItemTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
-  def test_examples
-    schema_types = %w( case_study coming_soon detailed_guide document_collection
-                       fatality_notice gone html_publication publication statistics_announcement
-                       take_part topical_event_about_page unpublishing working_group )
-
-    result = schema_types.inject({}) do |examples, schema_type|
-      examples[schema_type] = schema_type
-      examples
-    end
-    result["html_publication"] = "arabic_translation"
-    result["statistics_announcement"] = "cancelled_official_statistics"
-    result["working_group"] = "long"
-    result
-  end
-
-  test "content id" do
-    test_examples.each do |schema_type, example|
-      define_singleton_method("schema_type") { schema_type }
-
-      setup_and_visit_content_item(example)
-      has_component_metadata("name", "govuk:content-id")
-      has_component_metadata("content", @content_item["content_id"])
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 47287a57a..db25e0c8f 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ def assert_footer_has_published_dates(published = nil, last_updated = nil, histo
     assert_has_published_dates(published, last_updated, history_link, 1)
   end
 
-  def has_component_metadata(key, value)
-    assert page.has_css? "meta[#{key}=\"#{value}\"]", visible: false
-  end
-
   def setup_and_visit_content_item(name, parameter_string = '')
     @content_item = get_content_example(name).tap do |item|
       content_store_has_item(item["base_path"], item.to_json)