diff --git a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/Collection.js b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/Collection.js
index 271a93337c6a82c5f8ccd61ee4494e41be353086..d3c502eddb5fd7a0663ca87784f1c284f32a4a2f 100644
--- a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/Collection.js
+++ b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/Collection.js
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-const config = require('config')
-
-const statuses = config.get('statuses')
-
 class Collection {
   constructor({ collection = {} }) {
     this.collection = collection
@@ -51,7 +47,6 @@ class Collection {
 
   async updateStatus({ newStatus }) {
     this.collection.status = newStatus
-    this.collection.visibleStatus = statuses[this.collection.status].private
     await this.collection.save()
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/delete.js b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/delete.js
index b7c77e4f41780107d756bb3637ed55b45ac0eff9..f82dffef10760d85c495c1a895cb995d0dc13a00 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/delete.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/delete.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const config = require('config')
 const mailService = require('pubsweet-component-mail-service')
 
 const {
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@ const {
   authsome: authsomeHelper,
 } = require('pubsweet-component-helper-service')
 
-const statuses = config.get('statuses')
 module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
   const { collectionId, invitationId } = req.params
   const teamHelper = new Team({ TeamModel: models.Team, collectionId })
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
     )
 
     collection.status = 'submitted'
-    collection.visibleStatus = statuses[collection.status].private
     delete collection.handlingEditor
     await collection.save()
 
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/validations.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/validations.js
index cba57c2f28fef01c0dc22ec4c5f3d22ce0510586..3f8642489546c4970ec426c3e7561e652607df71 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/validations.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/validations.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module.exports = {
     customId: Joi.string(),
     invitations: Joi.array(),
     handlingEditor: Joi.object(),
-    visibleStatus: Joi.string().allow(''),
   },
   fragment: [
     {