diff --git a/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/models/explosives_permit_amendment.py b/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/models/explosives_permit_amendment.py
index 95fe3c03b8..eb46873409 100644
--- a/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/models/explosives_permit_amendment.py
+++ b/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/models/explosives_permit_amendment.py
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ def update(self,
                mine_manager_mine_party_appt_id,
                permittee_mine_party_appt_id,
                application_status,
-               issue_date,
                expiry_date,
                decision_reason,
                is_closed,
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ def update(self,
         self.permittee_mine_party_appt_id = permittee_mine_party_appt_id
         self.application_date = application_date
         self.description = description
-        self.issue_date = issue_date
         self.expiry_date = expiry_date
         self.latitude = latitude
         self.longitude = longitude
diff --git a/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/resources/explosives_permit_amendment.py b/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/resources/explosives_permit_amendment.py
index 2499f2b50b..3a33098394 100644
--- a/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/resources/explosives_permit_amendment.py
+++ b/services/core-api/app/api/mines/explosives_permit_amendment/resources/explosives_permit_amendment.py
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ class ExplosivesPermitAmendmentResource(Resource, UserMixin):
         store_missing=False,
         required=False,
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        'issue_date',
-        type=lambda x: inputs.datetime_from_iso8601(x) if x else None,
-        store_missing=False,
-        required=False,
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         'expiry_date',
         type=lambda x: inputs.datetime_from_iso8601(x) if x else None,
@@ -190,7 +184,7 @@ def put(self,mine_guid, explosives_permit_amendment_guid):
             data.get('permit_guid'), data.get('now_application_guid'),
             data.get('issuing_inspector_party_guid'), data.get('mine_manager_mine_party_appt_id'),
             data.get('permittee_mine_party_appt_id'), data.get('application_status'),
-            data.get('issue_date'), data.get('expiry_date'), data.get('decision_reason'),
+            data.get('expiry_date'), data.get('decision_reason'),
             data.get('is_closed'), data.get('closed_reason'), data.get('closed_timestamp'),
             data.get('latitude'), data.get('longitude'), data.get('application_date'),
             data.get('description'),data.get('letter_date'),