diff --git a/app/notifications/repository_item_date_notification.rb b/app/notifications/repository_item_date_notification.rb
index ba41d6757..add33350f 100644
--- a/app/notifications/repository_item_date_notification.rb
+++ b/app/notifications/repository_item_date_notification.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ class RepositoryItemDateNotification < BaseNotification
   end
 
   def title
-    unit = human_readable_unit(column.metadata['reminder_unit'], column.metadata['reminder_value'])
+    unit = human_readable_unit(params[:reminder_unit], params[:reminder_value])
     I18n.t(
       'notifications.content.item_date_reminder.message_html',
       repository_row_name: subject.name,
-      value: column.metadata['reminder_value'],
+      value: params[:reminder_value],
       units: unit
     )
   end
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ class RepositoryItemDateNotification < BaseNotification
     NonExistantRecord.new(params[:repository_row_name])
   end
 
-  def column
-    RepositoryColumn.find(params[:repository_column_id])
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    NonExistantRecord.new(params[:repository_column_name])
-  end
-
   after_deliver do
     if params[:repository_date_time_value_id]
       RepositoryDateTimeValue.find(params[:repository_date_time_value_id]).update(notification_sent: true)