diff --git a/superset/config.py b/superset/config.py
index 4435c2254..b39e660a4 100644
--- a/superset/config.py
+++ b/superset/config.py
@@ -1169,7 +1169,6 @@ CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR = "SUPERSET_CONFIG_PATH"
 FLASK_APP_MUTATOR = None
 
 # smtp server configuration
-EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = False  # all the emails are sent using dryrun
 SMTP_HOST = "localhost"
 SMTP_STARTTLS = True
 SMTP_SSL = False
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config.py b/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config.py
index 0935714c5..d9444ff57 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ FAB_ROLES = {"TestRole": [["Security", "menu_access"], ["List Users", "menu_acce
 
 PUBLIC_ROLE_LIKE = "Gamma"
 AUTH_ROLE_PUBLIC = "Public"
-EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = False
 REDIS_HOST = os.environ.get("REDIS_HOST", "localhost")  # noqa: F405
 REDIS_PORT = os.environ.get("REDIS_PORT", "6379")  # noqa: F405
 REDIS_CELERY_DB = os.environ.get("REDIS_CELERY_DB", 2)  # noqa: F405
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config_thumbnails.py b/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config_thumbnails.py
index 8fda61e80..0850d8d79 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config_thumbnails.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/superset_test_config_thumbnails.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ TESTING = True
 WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = False
 PUBLIC_ROLE_LIKE = "Gamma"
 AUTH_ROLE_PUBLIC = "Public"
-EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = False
 
 CACHE_CONFIG = {"CACHE_TYPE": "SimpleCache"}