diff --git a/lib/importer/nunjucks/importer/macros/table_view.njk b/lib/importer/nunjucks/importer/macros/table_view.njk
index c9028322..92692abd 100644
--- a/lib/importer/nunjucks/importer/macros/table_view.njk
+++ b/lib/importer/nunjucks/importer/macros/table_view.njk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Renders a table view using the provided parameters to determine what is being sh
         {% endif %}
         <tbody>
             {% for rowObj in params.rows %}
-            <tr class="govuk-table__row {% if importerRowHasHeader(rowObj) %}
+            <tr class="govuk-table__row {% if rowObj.error %}
             validation-error{%endif%}">
 
 
diff --git a/lib/importer/src/functions.js b/lib/importer/src/functions.js
index 1d814ced..865ba95f 100644
--- a/lib/importer/src/functions.js
+++ b/lib/importer/src/functions.js
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@ const parseNumberFromString = (s) => {
     return parseInt(parsed[0])
 }
 
-const importerRowHasHeader = (rowObj) => {
-    return rowObj.row.some( (element) => element && element.error )
-}
-
-
 module.exports = {
     importerError,
     importerErrorMappingData,
@@ -259,7 +254,6 @@ module.exports = {
     importerGetTableCaption,
     importerMappedData,
     importerHeaderRowDisplay,
-    importerRowHasHeader,
     data_sum,
     data_avg
 }