diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index 2a725ca42e..a9f8332a61 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
 from flask_login import current_user
 from markupsafe import Markup
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
-from notifications_utils import (
-    EMAIL_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT,
-    SMS_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT,
-    TEMPLATE_NAME_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT,
-)
+from notifications_utils import TEMPLATE_NAME_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT
 from notifications_utils.formatters import nl2br
 from notifications_utils.recipients import first_column_headings
 
@@ -109,8 +105,7 @@ def delete_preview_data(service_id, template_id=None):
     redis_client.delete(key)
 
 
-def get_char_limit_error_msg(template_type):
-    CHAR_LIMIT = SMS_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT if template_type == "sms" else EMAIL_CHAR_COUNT_LIMIT
+def get_char_limit_error_msg():
     return _("Too many characters")
 
 
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ def preview_template(service_id, template_id=None):
             except HTTPError as e:
                 if e.status_code == 400:
                     if "content" in e.message and any(["character count greater than" in x for x in e.message["content"]]):
-                        error_message = get_char_limit_error_msg(template["template_type"])
+                        error_message = get_char_limit_error_msg()
                         flash(error_message)
                     elif "name" in e.message and any(["Template name must be less than" in x for x in e.message["name"]]):
                         error_message = (_("Template name must be less than {char_limit} characters")).format(
@@ -758,7 +753,7 @@ def add_service_template(service_id, template_type, template_folder_id=None):
                 and "content" in e.message
                 and any(["character count greater than" in x for x in e.message["content"]])
             ):
-                error_message = get_char_limit_error_msg(template_type)
+                error_message = get_char_limit_error_msg()
                 form.template_content.errors.extend([error_message])
             elif "name" in e.message and any(["Template name must be less than" in x for x in e.message["name"]]):
                 error_message = (_("Template name must be less than {char_limit} characters")).format(
@@ -886,7 +881,7 @@ def edit_service_template(service_id, template_id):
                 except HTTPError as e:
                     if e.status_code == 400:
                         if "content" in e.message and any(["character count greater than" in x for x in e.message["content"]]):
-                            error_message = get_char_limit_error_msg(template["template_type"])
+                            error_message = get_char_limit_error_msg()
                             form.template_content.errors.extend([error_message])
                         elif "name" in e.message and any(["Template name must be less than" in x for x in e.message["name"]]):
                             error_message = (_("Template name must be less than {char_limit} characters")).format(
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
index f14294491d..da28bf1cdc 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
@@ -1400,8 +1400,7 @@ def test_dashboard_daily_limits(
     assert page.find_all(class_="remaining-messages")[component_index].find(class_="rm-used").text == expected_sent
     assert page.find_all(class_="remaining-messages")[component_index].find(class_="rm-total").text[3:] == expected_limit
     assert (
-        expected_color
-        in page.find_all(class_="remaining-messages")[component_index].find(class_="rm-bar-usage").attrs["class"]
+        expected_color in page.find_all(class_="remaining-messages")[component_index].find(class_="rm-bar-usage").attrs["class"]
     )
 
     if expect_accessible_message: