diff --git a/temba/settings_common.py b/temba/settings_common.py
index d9c52f6f62..d136730b1d 100644
--- a/temba/settings_common.py
+++ b/temba/settings_common.py
@@ -150,11 +150,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Email
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if TESTING:
-    EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.filebased.EmailBackend"
-
-EMAIL_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, "emails")
 EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.gmail.com"
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = "server@temba.io"
 DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "server@temba.io"