diff --git a/engine/apps/email/models.py b/engine/apps/email/models.py
index 9118002ffb..946113199f 100644
--- a/engine/apps/email/models.py
+++ b/engine/apps/email/models.py
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-import typing
 import uuid
 
 from django.db import models
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from apps.alerts.models import Alert, AlertGroup
-    from apps.base.models import UserNotificationPolicy
-    from apps.user_management.models import User
-
 
 class EmailMessageQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
     def create(self, **kwargs):
@@ -20,12 +14,7 @@ def create(self, **kwargs):
 
 
 class EmailMessage(models.Model):
-    represents_alert: "Alert"
-    represents_alert_group: "AlertGroup"
-    notification_policy: typing.Optional["UserNotificationPolicy"]
-    receiver: typing.Optional["User"]
-
-    objects: models.Manager["EmailMessage"] = EmailMessageQuerySet.as_manager()
+    objects = EmailMessageQuerySet.as_manager()
 
     message_uuid = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
 
diff --git a/engine/apps/email/tests/test_notify_user.py b/engine/apps/email/tests/test_notify_user.py
index 9625786c7f..0fd01b67d6 100644
--- a/engine/apps/email/tests/test_notify_user.py
+++ b/engine/apps/email/tests/test_notify_user.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from apps.base.models import UserNotificationPolicy, UserNotificationPolicyLogRecord
 from apps.email.alert_rendering import build_subject_and_message
+from apps.email.models import EmailMessage
 from apps.email.tasks import get_from_email, notify_user_async
 from apps.user_management.subscription_strategy.free_public_beta_subscription_strategy import (
     FreePublicBetaSubscriptionStrategy,
@@ -239,5 +240,7 @@ def test_notify_user_fallback_default_policy(
     notify_user_async(user.pk, alert_group.pk, None)
     assert len(mail.outbox) == 1
 
-    log_record = UserNotificationPolicyLogRecord.objects.filter(author=user, alert_group=alert_group).last()
+    log_record = UserNotificationPolicyLogRecord.objects.filter(author=user, alert_group=alert_group).first()
     assert log_record.type == UserNotificationPolicyLogRecord.TYPE_PERSONAL_NOTIFICATION_SUCCESS
+
+    EmailMessage.objects.get(receiver=user, represents_alert_group=alert_group, notification_policy=None)