diff --git a/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/DescriptionWorkflowController.java b/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/DescriptionWorkflowController.java
index ef88ab025..f5fcfd332 100644
--- a/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/DescriptionWorkflowController.java
+++ b/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/DescriptionWorkflowController.java
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ public class DescriptionWorkflowController {
             query = query.tenantIds(this.tenantScope.getTenant());
 
         DescriptionWorkflow model = this.builderFactory.builder(DescriptionWorkflowBuilder.class).build(fieldSet, query.firstAs(fieldSet));
-        if (model == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(this.messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{DescriptionWorkflow.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
 
         this.auditService.track(AuditableAction.DescriptionWorkflow_Lookup, "fieldSet", fieldSet);
 
diff --git a/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/PlanWorkflowController.java b/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/PlanWorkflowController.java
index e2ccac597..e994c5763 100644
--- a/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/PlanWorkflowController.java
+++ b/backend/web/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/controllers/PlanWorkflowController.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class PlanWorkflowController {
     public PlanWorkflow GetByCurrentTenant(
             @Parameter(name = "fieldSet", description = SwaggerHelpers.Commons.fieldset_description, required = true) FieldSet fieldSet,
             Locale locale
-    ) throws MyApplicationException, MyForbiddenException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException {
+    ) throws MyApplicationException, MyForbiddenException, InvalidApplicationException {
         logger.debug(new MapLogEntry("retrieving" + PlanWorkflow.class.getSimpleName()).And("fields", fieldSet));
 
         this.censorFactory.censor(PlanWorkflowCensor.class).censor(fieldSet, null);
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ public class PlanWorkflowController {
             query = query.tenantIds(this.tenantScope.getTenant());
 
         PlanWorkflow model = this.builderFactory.builder(PlanWorkflowBuilder.class).build(fieldSet, query.firstAs(fieldSet));
-        if (model == null)
-            throw new MyNotFoundException(this.messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{PlanWorkflow.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
 
         this.auditService.track(AuditableAction.PlanWorkflow_Lookup, "fields", fieldSet);