diff --git a/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb b/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb
index a1146520c..e302a1bc6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Verification::LetterController < ApplicationController
   before_action :authenticate_user!
   before_action :verify_resident!
-  before_action :verify_phone_or_email!
+  before_action :verify_phone!
   skip_authorization_check
 
   def new
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Verification::LetterController < ApplicationController
       params.require(:letter).permit(:verification_code)
     end
 
-    def verify_phone_or_email!
+    def verify_phone!
       unless current_user.confirmed_phone?
         redirect_to verified_user_path, alert: t('verification.letter.alert.unconfirmed_code')
       end
diff --git a/spec/features/verification/letter_spec.rb b/spec/features/verification/letter_spec.rb
index e2ebe5aa5..9fc97267f 100644
--- a/spec/features/verification/letter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/verification/letter_spec.rb
@@ -57,17 +57,6 @@ feature 'Verify Letter' do
     expect(page).to have_content "We could not verify your address with the Census please try again later"
   end
 
-  scenario 'Send letter level 2 user verified with email' do
-    user = create(:user, residence_verified_at: Time.now, confirmed_phone: "611111111")
-
-    login_as(user)
-    visit new_letter_path
-
-    click_button "Send me a letter"
-
-    expect(page).to have_content "Thank you for requesting a code maximum security in a few days we will send it to the address on your census data. Remember that you can save shipping collecting your code in any of the Office of Citizen Services."
-  end
-
   scenario "Deny access unless verified residence" do
     user = create(:user)