diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.test.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.test.ts
index a93090d0b1..4ae7b073e9 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.test.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.test.ts
@@ -14,105 +14,6 @@ vi.mock("./service", () => ({
 
 const auth = authHeader({ role: "platformAdmin" });
 
-describe("Adding a user to a team", () => {
-  it("requires authentication", async () => {
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .send({
-        userEmail: "newbie@council.gov",
-        role: "teamViewer",
-      })
-      .expect(401);
-  });
-
-  it("requires the 'platformAdmin' role", async () => {
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .set(authHeader({ role: "teamEditor" }))
-      .send({
-        userEmail: "newbie@council.gov",
-        role: "teamViewer",
-      })
-      .expect(403);
-  });
-
-  it("validates that userId is required", async () => {
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .set(auth)
-      .send({
-        role: "teamViewer",
-      })
-      .expect(400)
-      .then((res) => {
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("issues");
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("name", "ZodError");
-      });
-  });
-
-  it("validates that role is required", async () => {
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .set(auth)
-      .send({
-        userEmail: "newbie@council.gov",
-      })
-      .expect(400)
-      .then((res) => {
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("issues");
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("name", "ZodError");
-      });
-  });
-
-  it("validates that role must be an accepted value", async () => {
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .set(auth)
-      .send({
-        userEmail: "newbie@council.gov",
-        role: "pirate",
-      })
-      .expect(400)
-      .then((res) => {
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("issues");
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("name", "ZodError");
-      });
-  });
-
-  it("handles an error thrown in the service", async () => {
-    mockAddMember.mockRejectedValueOnce("Something went wrong in the service");
-
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .set(auth)
-      .send({
-        userEmail: "newbie@council.gov",
-        role: "teamEditor",
-      })
-      .expect(500)
-      .then((res) => {
-        expect(mockAddMember).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("error");
-        expect(res.body.error).toMatch(/Failed to add member/);
-      });
-  });
-
-  it("can successfully add a team member", async () => {
-    await supertest(app)
-      .put("/team/council/add-member")
-      .set(auth)
-      .send({
-        userEmail: "newbie@council.gov",
-        role: "teamEditor",
-      })
-      .expect(200)
-      .then((res) => {
-        expect(mockAddMember).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(res.body).toHaveProperty("message");
-        expect(res.body.message).toMatch(/Successfully added user to team/);
-      });
-  });
-});
 describe("Removing a user from a team", () => {
   it("requires authentication", async () => {
     await supertest(app)
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.ts
index 7447410e45..fee1a83faf 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/controller.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import * as Service from "./service.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { ValidatedRequestHandler } from "../../shared/middleware/validate.js";
 import { ServerError } from "../../errors/index.js";
+import { ValidatedRequestHandler } from "../../shared/middleware/validate.js";
+import * as Service from "./service.js";
 
 interface TeamMemberResponse {
   message: string;
@@ -36,23 +36,6 @@ export type RemoveMember = ValidatedRequestHandler<
   TeamMemberResponse
 >;
 
-export const addMember: UpsertMember = async (_req, res, next) => {
-  const { teamSlug } = res.locals.parsedReq.params;
-  const { userEmail, role } = res.locals.parsedReq.body;
-
-  try {
-    await Service.addMember({ userEmail, teamSlug, role });
-    return res.send({ message: "Successfully added user to team" });
-  } catch (error) {
-    return next(
-      new ServerError({
-        message: `Failed to add member ${userEmail} to team ${teamSlug}. Error: ${error}`,
-        cause: error,
-      }),
-    );
-  }
-};
-
 export const changeMemberRole: UpsertMember = async (_req, res, next) => {
   const { teamSlug } = res.locals.parsedReq.params;
   const { userEmail, role } = res.locals.parsedReq.body;
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/docs.yaml b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/docs.yaml
index 7f692c12b5..a5cec2183f 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/docs.yaml
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/docs.yaml
@@ -23,26 +23,6 @@ components:
           type: string
           enum: ["teamViewer", "teamEditor"]
 paths:
-  /team/{teamSlug}/add-member:
-    put:
-      summary: Add user to team, and assign them a role
-      description: "Requires authentication via a Cloudflare WARP client
-        \n\n
-        Please login at [https://api.editor.planx.uk/team](https://api.editor.planx.uk/team)"
-      tags: ["team"]
-      parameters:
-        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/teamSlug"
-      requestBody:
-        required: true
-        content:
-          application/json:
-            schema:
-              $ref: "#/components/schemas/UpsertMember"
-      responses:
-        "200":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/SuccessMessage"
-        "500":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/ErrorMessage"
   /team/{teamSlug}/change-member-role:
     patch:
       summary: Change role of an existing team member
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/routes.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/routes.ts
index e9e112edf7..bd6b8e30aa 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/team/routes.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/team/routes.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ import { validate } from "../../shared/middleware/validate.js";
 const router = Router();
 
 router.use("/team/", AuthMiddleware.usePlatformAdminAuth);
-router.put(
-  "/team/:teamSlug/add-member",
-  validate(Controller.upsertMemberSchema),
-  Controller.addMember,
-);
 router.patch(
   "/team/:teamSlug/change-member-role",
   validate(Controller.upsertMemberSchema),