diff --git a/legal-api/src/legal_api/reports/business_document.py b/legal-api/src/legal_api/reports/business_document.py
index 8c5b6eb85b..cb1655598d 100644
--- a/legal-api/src/legal_api/reports/business_document.py
+++ b/legal-api/src/legal_api/reports/business_document.py
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ def _get_template_data(self, get_json=False):
             # get document data
             business_json["reportType"] = self._document_key
             business_json["business"] = self._business.json()
-            if self._business.alternate_names:
-                business_json["business"]["businessName"] = self._business.alternate_names[0].name
-            else:
-                business_json["business"]["businessName"] = self._business.business_name
+            business_json["business"]["businessName"] = self._business.business_name
             business_json["registrarInfo"] = {**RegistrarInfo.get_registrar_info(self._report_date_time)}
             self._set_description(business_json)
             self._set_epoch_date(business_json)