diff --git a/splink/em_training_session.py b/splink/em_training_session.py
index 8787ebc45e..2e1694877f 100644
--- a/splink/em_training_session.py
+++ b/splink/em_training_session.py
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ def _comparison_vectors(self):
         pipeline = CTEPipeline([nodes_with_tf])
 
         sqls = block_using_rules_sqls(
-            self._original_linker, [self._blocking_rule_for_training]
+            self._original_linker,
+            input_tablename_l="__splink__df_concat_with_tf",
+            input_tablename_r="__splink__df_concat_with_tf",
+            blocking_rules=[self._blocking_rule_for_training],
+            link_type=self._original_linker._settings_obj._link_type,
         )
         pipeline.enqueue_list_of_sqls(sqls)
 
diff --git a/splink/linker.py b/splink/linker.py
index ee4e8fe4d5..d8940735a7 100644
--- a/splink/linker.py
+++ b/splink/linker.py
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ def __init__(
         self._validate_settings(validate_settings)
         self._em_training_sessions: list[EMTrainingSession] = []
 
-        self._find_new_matches_mode = False
-
         self._self_link_mode = False
         self._deterministic_link_mode = False
 
@@ -333,8 +331,6 @@ def _cache_uid(self, value):
 
     @property
     def _input_tablename_l(self):
-        if self._find_new_matches_mode:
-            return "__splink__df_concat_with_tf"
 
         if self._self_link_mode:
             return "__splink__df_concat_with_tf"
@@ -352,8 +348,6 @@ def _input_tablename_l(self):
 
     @property
     def _input_tablename_r(self):
-        if self._find_new_matches_mode:
-            return "__splink__df_new_records_with_tf"
 
         if self._self_link_mode:
             return "__splink__df_concat_with_tf"
@@ -1269,8 +1263,6 @@ def find_matches_to_new_records(
 
         self._settings_obj._blocking_rules_to_generate_predictions = blocking_rules
 
-        self._find_new_matches_mode = True
-
         for tf_col in self._settings_obj._term_frequency_columns:
             tf_table = colname_to_tf_tablename(tf_col)
             if tf_table in self._intermediate_table_cache:
@@ -1319,7 +1311,6 @@ def find_matches_to_new_records(
             original_blocking_rules
         )
         self._settings_obj._link_type = original_link_type
-        self._find_new_matches_mode = False
 
         return predictions