diff --git a/src/ert/config/ert_config.py b/src/ert/config/ert_config.py
index 8495ff2f48c..deef1a1d90a 100644
--- a/src/ert/config/ert_config.py
+++ b/src/ert/config/ert_config.py
@@ -221,33 +221,6 @@ def handle_default(fm_step: ForwardModelStep, arg: str) -> str:
     }
 
 
-def forward_model_data_to_json(
-    substitutions: Substitutions,
-    forward_model_steps: list[ForwardModelStep],
-    env_vars: dict[str, str],
-    env_pr_fm_step: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
-    user_config_file: str | None = "",
-    run_id: str | None = None,
-    iens: int = 0,
-    itr: int = 0,
-    context_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
-):
-    if context_env is None:
-        context_env = {}
-    if env_pr_fm_step is None:
-        env_pr_fm_step = {}
-    return create_forward_model_json(
-        context=substitutions,
-        forward_model_steps=forward_model_steps,
-        user_config_file=user_config_file,
-        env_vars={**env_vars, **context_env},
-        env_pr_fm_step=env_pr_fm_step,
-        run_id=run_id,
-        iens=iens,
-        itr=itr,
-    )
-
-
 @dataclass
 class ErtConfig:
     DEFAULT_ENSPATH: ClassVar[str] = "storage"
diff --git a/src/ert/enkf_main.py b/src/ert/enkf_main.py
index bf5fce54b81..1e6aeb33823 100644
--- a/src/ert/enkf_main.py
+++ b/src/ert/enkf_main.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import xarray as xr
 from numpy.random import SeedSequence
 
-from ert.config.ert_config import forward_model_data_to_json
+from ert.config.ert_config import create_forward_model_json
 from ert.config.forward_model_step import ForwardModelStep
 from ert.config.model_config import ModelConfig
 from ert.substitutions import Substitutions, substitute_runpath_name
@@ -272,16 +272,15 @@ def create_run_path(
             path = run_path / "jobs.json"
             _backup_if_existing(path)
 
-            forward_model_output = forward_model_data_to_json(
-                substitutions=substitutions,
+            forward_model_output: dict[str, Any] = create_forward_model_json(
+                context=substitutions,
                 forward_model_steps=forward_model_steps,
                 user_config_file=user_config_file,
-                env_vars=env_vars,
+                env_vars={**env_vars, **context_env},
                 env_pr_fm_step=env_pr_fm_step,
                 run_id=run_arg.run_id,
                 iens=run_arg.iens,
                 itr=ensemble.iteration,
-                context_env=context_env,
             )
             with open(run_path / "jobs.json", mode="wb") as fptr:
                 fptr.write(