diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 27031515..d72ab81c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # naomi 2.10.8
 
 * Add national level aggregate to PEPFAR Target Setting Tool CSV. 
-  - This also adds a new column `country_or_psnu` that codes values `"Country"` or `"PSNU"`
-    accordingly. If the PSNU level is national, the value `"Country"` will be coded.
 * Remove two-year ahead projection (`*.T2`) indicators from PEPFAR Target Setting Tool output.
 
 # naomi 2.10.7
diff --git a/R/pepfar-datapack.R b/R/pepfar-datapack.R
index 1aca73b5..55531073 100644
--- a/R/pepfar-datapack.R
+++ b/R/pepfar-datapack.R
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ build_datapack_output <- function(naomi_output, psnu_level, dmppt2_output) {
   dat <- dplyr::left_join(dat, psnu_map, by = "area_id")
   dat$psnu <- ifelse(is.na(dat$map_name), dat$area_name, dat$map_name)
 
-  ## Recode area_level as "Country" or "PSNU"
-  dat$country_or_psnu <- ifelse(dat$area_level == 0, "Country", "PSNU")
-
   dat %>%
     dplyr::select(
       psnu,
@@ -206,8 +203,7 @@ build_datapack_output <- function(naomi_output, psnu_level, dmppt2_output) {
       calendar_quarter,
       value,
       age_sex_rse,
-      district_rse,
-      country_or_psnu
+      district_rse
     )
 }