diff --git a/lib/special_route_publisher.rb b/lib/special_route_publisher.rb
index 2eaea6bdb2..1ac6da0df8 100644
--- a/lib/special_route_publisher.rb
+++ b/lib/special_route_publisher.rb
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ def self.routes
           title: "Cookies on GOV.UK",
           description: "You can choose which cookies you're happy for GOV.UK to use.",
         },
-        {
-          content_id: "50aa0d27-ea4a-49b7-a1e6-98abd1115f60",
-          base_path: "/help.json",
-          title: "Help using GOV.UK",
-          description: "Find out about GOV.UK, including the use of cookies, accessibility of the site, the privacy notice and terms and conditions of use rendered in JSON format here.",
-        },
         {
           content_id: "3c991cea-cdee-4e58-b8d1-d38e7c0e6327",
           base_path: "/random",
diff --git a/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake b/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake
index ecdcccf381..53f65e5a4b 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/publishing_api.rake
@@ -27,4 +27,10 @@ namespace :publishing_api do
     I18n.locale = :cy
     CalendarPublisher.new(Calendar.find("bank-holidays"), slug: "gwyliau-banc").publish
   end
+
+  desc "Unpublish help.json"
+  task unpublish_help_json: :environment do
+    api_client = GdsApi::PublishingApi.new(Plek.find("publishing-api"), bearer_token: ENV["PUBLISHING_API_BEARER_TOKEN"])
+    api_client.unpublish("50aa0d27-ea4a-49b7-a1e6-98abd1115f60", type: "redirect", alternative_path: "/help", discard_drafts: true)
+  end
 end