diff --git a/tests/Dfe.EarlyYearsQualification.E2ETests/playwright/tests/shared/processLogic.ts b/tests/Dfe.EarlyYearsQualification.E2ETests/playwright/tests/shared/processLogic.ts
index f40b5512..b8a24c66 100644
--- a/tests/Dfe.EarlyYearsQualification.E2ETests/playwright/tests/shared/processLogic.ts
+++ b/tests/Dfe.EarlyYearsQualification.E2ETests/playwright/tests/shared/processLogic.ts
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@ export async function authorise(context: BrowserContext) {
 export async function startJourney(page: Page, context: BrowserContext) {
     await authorise(context);
     await page.goto("/", {waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded'});
-    await context.addCookies([
-        {
-            name: 'auth-secret',
-            value: process.env.AUTH_SECRET,
-            path: '/',
-            domain: process.env.DOMAIN
-        }
-    ]);
-    await page.goto("/", { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded'});
     await page.waitForFunction(() => document.title === "Start - Check an Early Years qualification")
     //expect(await page.title()).toBe("Start - Check an Early Years qualification");
     await expect(page.locator("#start-now-button")).toBeVisible();
@@ -69,19 +60,6 @@ export function checkHeaderValue(response: APIResponse, headerName: string, head
 
 export function checkHeaderExists(response: APIResponse, headerName: string, shouldExist: boolean) {
     expect(response.headers()[headerName]).toBeUndefined();
-import {BrowserContext, Page, expect, APIResponse} from "@playwright/test";
-export const cookiePreferencesCookieName = "cookies_preferences_set";
-export const journeyCookieName = 'user_journey';
-
-export async function authorise(context: BrowserContext) {
-    await setCookie(context, process.env.AUTH_SECRET, 'auth-secret');
-}
-export function checkText(page: any, locator: string, expectedText: string, contain: boolean = false) {
-    if (contain) {
-        expect(page.locator(locator)).toContainText(expectedText);
-    } else {
-        expect(page.locator(locator)).toHaveText(expectedText);
-    }
 }
 
 export async function whereWasTheQualificationAwarded(page: any, location: string) {