diff --git a/src/main/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserService.java b/src/main/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserService.java
index 452c32f1..e3bc182d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserService.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import gov.cabinetoffice.gap.adminbackend.repositories.GrantAdminRepository;
 import gov.cabinetoffice.gap.adminbackend.repositories.GrantApplicantRepository;
 import gov.cabinetoffice.gap.adminbackend.services.encryption.AwsEncryptionServiceImpl;
-import gov.cabinetoffice.gap.adminbackend.utils.HelperUtils;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
 import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
@@ -117,10 +116,8 @@ public Boolean verifyAdminRoles(final String emailAddress, final String roles) {
     @PreAuthorize("hasAnyRole('ADMIN', 'SUPER_ADMIN')")
     public GrantAdmin getGrantAdminIdFromUserServiceEmail(final String email, final String jwt) {
         try {
-            String roles = HelperUtils.getAdminSessionForAuthenticatedUser().getRoles();
-            String uriRole = roles.contains("SUPER_ADMIN") ? "SUPER_ADMIN" : "ADMIN";
             UserV2DTO response = webClientBuilder.build().get()
-                    .uri(userServiceConfig.getDomain() + "/user/email/" + email + "?role=" + uriRole)
+                    .uri(userServiceConfig.getDomain() + "/user/email/" + email)
                     .cookie(userServiceConfig.getCookieName(), jwt).retrieve().bodyToMono(UserV2DTO.class).block();
 
             return grantAdminRepository.findByGapUserUserSub(response.sub()).orElseThrow(() -> new NotFoundException(
diff --git a/src/test/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserServiceTest.java
index 0a7ef912..4c097965 100644
--- a/src/test/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/gov/cabinetoffice/gap/adminbackend/services/UserServiceTest.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void getGrantAdminIdFromEmailReturnsAValidGrantAdminIdForAdmin() {
         when(userServiceConfig.getDomain()).thenReturn("http://localhost:8080");
         when(webClientBuilder.build()).thenReturn(mockWebClient);
         when(mockWebClient.get()).thenReturn(mockRequestHeaderUriSpec);
-        when(mockRequestHeaderUriSpec.uri("http://localhost:8080/user/email/" + email + "?role=ADMIN"))
+        when(mockRequestHeaderUriSpec.uri("http://localhost:8080/user/email/" + email))
                 .thenReturn(mockRequestHeadersSpec);
         when(mockRequestHeadersSpec.cookie(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(mockRequestHeadersSpec);
         when(mockRequestHeadersSpec.retrieve()).thenReturn(mockResponseSpec);
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void getGrantAdminIdFromEmailReturnsAValidGrantAdminIdForSuperAdmin() {
         when(userServiceConfig.getDomain()).thenReturn("http://localhost:8080");
         when(webClientBuilder.build()).thenReturn(mockWebClient);
         when(mockWebClient.get()).thenReturn(mockRequestHeaderUriSpec);
-        when(mockRequestHeaderUriSpec.uri("http://localhost:8080/user/email/" + email + "?role=SUPER_ADMIN"))
+        when(mockRequestHeaderUriSpec.uri("http://localhost:8080/user/email/" + email))
                 .thenReturn(mockRequestHeadersSpec);
         when(mockRequestHeadersSpec.cookie(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(mockRequestHeadersSpec);
         when(mockRequestHeadersSpec.retrieve()).thenReturn(mockResponseSpec);