diff --git a/app/controllers/content_items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/content_items_controller.rb
index 53b26cd89..4c92781db 100644
--- a/app/controllers/content_items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/content_items_controller.rb
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ def load_content_item
   def ordered_related_items(links)
     return [] if links["ordered_related_items_overrides"].present?
 
-    links["ordered_related_items"].presence || links.fetch(
-      "suggested_ordered_related_items", []
-    )
+    links["ordered_related_items"]
   end
 
   def format_banner_links(links, type)
diff --git a/test/controllers/content_items_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/content_items_controller_test.rb
index 5e4c880c5..98f95de0b 100644
--- a/test/controllers/content_items_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/content_items_controller_test.rb
@@ -153,16 +153,6 @@ class ContentItemsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_nil content_item["links"]["ordered_related_items"]
   end
 
-  test "gets item from content store and replaces ordered_related_items there are no existing links or overrides" do
-    content_item = content_store_has_schema_example("case_study", "case_study")
-
-    get :show, params: { path: path_for(content_item) }
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_empty content_item["links"]["ordered_related_items"], "Content item should not have existing related links"
-    assert_not_empty content_item["links"]["suggested_ordered_related_items"], "Content item should have existing suggested related links"
-    assert_equal assigns[:content_item].content_item["links"]["ordered_related_items"], content_item["links"]["suggested_ordered_related_items"]
-  end
-
   test "sets the expiry as sent by content-store" do
     content_item = content_store_has_schema_example("case_study", "case_study")
     stub_content_store_has_item(content_item["base_path"], content_item, max_age: 20)