diff --git a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
index 54bb548958..50a5634048 100644
--- a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
+++ b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def provider_to_use(
         notification_type (str): SMS or EMAIL.
         notification_id (UUID): id of notification. Just used for logging.
         to (str, optional): recipient. Defaults to None.
-        international (bool, optional):  Flags whether or not the message is outside of Canada and the US. Defaults to False.
+        international (bool, optional):  Flags whether or not the message recipient is outside of Canada and the US. Defaults to False.
         sender (str, optional): reply_to_text to use. Defaults to None.
         template_id (str, optional): template_id to use. Defaults to None.
 
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ def provider_to_use(
     has_dedicated_number = sender is not None and sender.startswith("+1")
     cannot_determine_recipient_country = False
     sending_to_us_number = False
-    sending_internationally = False
     if to is not None:
         match = next(iter(phonenumbers.PhoneNumberMatcher(to, "US")), None)
         if match is None:
@@ -379,19 +378,12 @@ def provider_to_use(
             phonenumbers.region_code_for_number(match.number) == "US"
         ):  # The US is a special case that needs to send from a US toll free number
             sending_to_us_number = True
-        elif (
-            phonenumbers.region_code_for_number(match.number) != "CA"
-        ):  # Currently Pinpoint is having issues sending to non-Canadian numbers.
-            sending_internationally = True
-
     using_sc_pool_template = template_id is not None and str(template_id) in current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_SC_TEMPLATE_IDS"]
 
     do_not_use_pinpoint = (
         has_dedicated_number
-        or cannot_determine_recipient_country
-        or international  # Defaulting back to SNS: it's not entirely clear what this flag is for. Not always set for international recipients.
         or sending_to_us_number
-        or sending_internationally
+        or cannot_determine_recipient_country
         or not current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_SC_POOL_ID"]
         or ((not current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_DEFAULT_POOL_ID"]) and not using_sc_pool_template)
     )
diff --git a/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py b/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
index 2134a40029..a45e295237 100644
--- a/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
+++ b/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
@@ -110,17 +110,6 @@ def test_should_use_sns_for_sms_if_sending_to_the_US(self, restore_provider_deta
             provider = send_to_providers.provider_to_use("sms", "1234", "+17065551234")
         assert provider.name == "sns"
 
-    def test_should_use_sns_for_sms_if_sending_internationally(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
-        with set_config_values(
-            notify_api,
-            {
-                "AWS_PINPOINT_SC_POOL_ID": "sc_pool_id",
-                "AWS_PINPOINT_DEFAULT_POOL_ID": "default_pool_id",
-            },
-        ):
-            provider = send_to_providers.provider_to_use("sms", "1234", "+4408456021111")  # British Telecom test line
-        assert provider.name == "sns"
-
     def test_should_use_sns_for_sms_if_match_fails(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
         with set_config_values(
             notify_api,