diff --git a/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake b/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake
index b8c7138e91f..a4a83f83390 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake
@@ -205,10 +205,9 @@ namespace :publishing_api do
       puts "Finished enqueueing items for Publishing API"
     end
 
-    desc "Republish all Worldwide CorporateInformationPages"
-    task :worldwide_corporate_information_pages, [:states] => :environment do |_, args|
-      states = args[:states]&.split("|") || "published"
-      worldwide_corporate_information_pages = CorporateInformationPage.joins(:worldwide_organisation).where(state: states)
+    desc "Republish all published Worldwide CorporateInformationPages"
+    task worldwide_corporate_information_pages: :environment do
+      worldwide_corporate_information_pages = CorporateInformationPage.joins(:worldwide_organisation).where(state: "published")
       puts "Enqueueing #{worldwide_corporate_information_pages.count} Worldwide CorporateInformationPages"
       worldwide_corporate_information_pages.each do |corporate_information_page|
         PublishingApiDocumentRepublishingWorker.perform_async_in_queue("bulk_republishing", corporate_information_page.document_id, true)
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/tasks/publishing_api_test.rb b/test/unit/lib/tasks/publishing_api_test.rb
index a71185fdbc6..0f639de20d3 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/tasks/publishing_api_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lib/tasks/publishing_api_test.rb
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class PublishingApiRake < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     describe "#worldwide_corporate_information_pages" do
       let(:task) { Rake::Task["publishing_api:bulk_republish:worldwide_corporate_information_pages"] }
 
-      test "republishes published worldwide corporate information pages (including about pages) by default" do
+      test "republishes published worldwide corporate information pages (including about pages)" do
         create(
           :published_worldwide_organisation_corporate_information_page,
           corporate_information_page_type_id: CorporateInformationPageType::AboutUs.id,
@@ -346,29 +346,6 @@ class PublishingApiRake < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
         capture_io { task.invoke }
       end
-
-      test "republishes worldwide corporate information pages (including about pages) by state when provided as pipe separated args" do
-        create(
-          :published_worldwide_organisation_corporate_information_page,
-          corporate_information_page_type_id: CorporateInformationPageType::AboutUs.id,
-        )
-
-        create(
-          :published_worldwide_organisation_corporate_information_page,
-          corporate_information_page_type_id: CorporateInformationPageType::ComplaintsProcedure.id,
-        )
-
-        create(:corporate_information_page, :draft, worldwide_organisation: create(:worldwide_organisation), organisation: nil)
-
-        create(
-          :published_corporate_information_page,
-          corporate_information_page_type_id: CorporateInformationPageType::ComplaintsProcedure.id,
-        )
-
-        PublishingApiDocumentRepublishingWorker.expects(:perform_async_in_queue).times(3)
-
-        capture_io { task.invoke("published|draft") }
-      end
     end
 
     describe "#by_organisation" do