diff --git a/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js b/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js
index f9ba8959..7a5566a0 100644
--- a/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js
+++ b/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ export default function buildSimpleCourseAndSequenceMetadata(options = {}) {
       courseId, unitBlocks, sequenceBlock: block,
     },
   ));
-  // need to synchronize the id with the courseMetadata
-  const courseHomeMetadataOptions = (options.courseHomeMetadata ? options.courseHomeMetadata : {});
-  const courseHomeMetadata = Factory.build('courseHomeMetadata', courseHomeMetadataOptions);
+  const courseHomeMetadata = options.courseHomeMetadata || Factory.build('courseHomeMetadata');
   return {
     ...simpleCourseBlocks,
     courseMetadata,