diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 9cdaefb21..fd8110f75 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ define('NETWORK_OSTATUS',          'stat');    // status.net, identi.ca, GNU-soc
 define('NETWORK_FEED',             'feed');    // RSS/Atom feeds with no known "post/notify" protocol
 define('NETWORK_DIASPORA',         'dspr');    // Diaspora
 define('NETWORK_MAIL',             'mail');    // IMAP/POP
-define('NETWORK_MAIL2',            'mai2');    // extended IMAP/POP
 define('NETWORK_FACEBOOK',         'face');    // Facebook API
 define('NETWORK_LINKEDIN',         'lnkd');    // LinkedIn
 define('NETWORK_XMPP',             'xmpp');    // XMPP
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ $netgroup_ids = array(
 	NETWORK_FEED     => (-4),
 	NETWORK_DIASPORA => (-5),
 	NETWORK_MAIL     => (-6),
-	NETWORK_MAIL2    => (-7),
 	NETWORK_FACEBOOK => (-8),
 	NETWORK_LINKEDIN => (-9),
 	NETWORK_XMPP     => (-10),
diff --git a/include/contact_selectors.php b/include/contact_selectors.php
index 1e754ac9f..67d05f307 100644
--- a/include/contact_selectors.php
+++ b/include/contact_selectors.php
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ function network_to_name($s, $profile = "") {
 		NETWORK_LINKEDIN => t('LinkedIn'),
 		NETWORK_XMPP     => t('XMPP/IM'),
 		NETWORK_MYSPACE  => t('MySpace'),
-		NETWORK_MAIL2    => t('Email'),
 		NETWORK_GPLUS    => t('Google+'),
 		NETWORK_PUMPIO   => t('pump.io'),
 		NETWORK_TWITTER  => t('Twitter'),
diff --git a/include/uimport.php b/include/uimport.php
index 301ab4803..7effcd62d 100644
--- a/include/uimport.php
+++ b/include/uimport.php
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ function import_account(App $a, $file) {
 				case NETWORK_DIASPORA:
 					//  send relocate message (below)
 					break;
-				case NETWORK_MAIL2:
-					/// @TODO ?
-					break;
 				case NETWORK_FEED:
 				case NETWORK_MAIL:
 					// Nothing to do
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 69f188496..9feacaf5e 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ function contacts_content(App $a) {
 		}
 		$lblsuggest = (($contact['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN) ? t('Suggest friends') : '');
 
-		$poll_enabled = in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_MAIL, NETWORK_MAIL2));
+		$poll_enabled = in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_MAIL));
 
 		$nettype = sprintf( t('Network type: %s'),network_to_name($contact['network'], $contact["url"]));
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ function contacts_content(App $a) {
 									'3' => t('Fetch keywords'),
 									'2' => t('Fetch information and keywords')));
 		}
-		if (in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_MAIL, NETWORK_MAIL2)))
+		if (in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_MAIL)))
 			$poll_interval = contact_poll_interval($contact['priority'],(! $poll_enabled));
 
 		if ($contact['network'] == NETWORK_DFRN)
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ function _contact_detail_for_template($rr){
  */
 function contact_actions($contact) {
 
-	$poll_enabled = in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_MAIL, NETWORK_MAIL2));
+	$poll_enabled = in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_MAIL));
 	$contact_action = array();
 
 	// Provide friend suggestion only for Friendica contacts
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 3c7584318..5962ae204 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -292,15 +292,12 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a) {
 		 *
 		 * Cleanup old introductions that remain blocked.
 		 * Also remove the contact record, but only if there is no existing relationship
-		 * Do not remove email contacts as these may be awaiting email verification
 		 */
 
 		$r = q("SELECT `intro`.*, `intro`.`id` AS `iid`, `contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`rel`
 			FROM `intro` LEFT JOIN `contact` on `intro`.`contact-id` = `contact`.`id`
 			WHERE `intro`.`blocked` = 1 AND `contact`.`self` = 0
-			AND `contact`.`network` != '%s'
-			AND `intro`.`datetime` < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 30 MINUTE ",
-			dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL2)
+			AND `intro`.`datetime` < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 30 MINUTE "
 		);
 		if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
 			foreach ($r as $rr) {
@@ -315,32 +312,6 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 *
-		 * Cleanup any old email intros - which will have a greater lifetime
-		 */
-
-		$r = q("SELECT `intro`.*, `intro`.`id` AS `iid`, `contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`rel`
-			FROM `intro` LEFT JOIN `contact` on `intro`.`contact-id` = `contact`.`id`
-			WHERE `intro`.`blocked` = 1 AND `contact`.`self` = 0
-			AND `contact`.`network` = '%s'
-			AND `intro`.`datetime` < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 3 DAY ",
-			dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL2)
-		);
-		if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
-			foreach ($r as $rr) {
-				if(! $rr['rel']) {
-					q("DELETE FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d AND NOT `self`",
-						intval($rr['cid'])
-					);
-				}
-				q("DELETE FROM `intro` WHERE `id` = %d",
-					intval($rr['iid'])
-				);
-			}
-		}
-
-		$email_follow = (x($_POST,'email_follow') ? intval($_POST['email_follow']) : 0);
 		$real_name = (x($_POST,'realname') ? notags(trim($_POST['realname'])) : '');
 
 		$url = trim($_POST['dfrn_url']);
@@ -351,125 +322,25 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a) {
 
 		$hcard = '';
 
-		if($email_follow) {
+		// Detect the network
+		$data = Probe::uri($url);
+		$network = $data["network"];
 
-			if(! validate_email($url)) {
-				notice( t('Invalid email address.') . EOL);
-				return;
+		// Canonicalise email-style profile locator
+		$url = Probe::webfingerDfrn($url,$hcard);
+
+		if (substr($url,0,5) === 'stat:') {
+
+			// Every time we detect the remote subscription we define this as OStatus.
+			// We do this even if it is not OStatus.
+			// we only need to pass this through another section of the code.
+			if ($network != NETWORK_DIASPORA) {
+				$network = NETWORK_OSTATUS;
 			}
 
-			$addr    = $url;
-			$name    = ($realname) ? $realname : $addr;
-			$nick    = substr($addr,0,strpos($addr,'@'));
-			$url     = 'http://' . substr($addr,strpos($addr,'@') + 1);
-			$nurl    = normalise_url($host);
-			$poll    = 'email ' . random_string();
-			$notify  = 'smtp ' . random_string();
-			$network = NETWORK_MAIL2;
-			$rel     = CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER;
-
-			$mail_disabled = ((function_exists('imap_open') && (! Config::get('system','imap_disabled'))) ? 0 : 1);
-			if(Config::get('system','dfrn_only'))
-				$mail_disabled = 1;
-
-			if(! $mail_disabled) {
-				$failed = false;
-				$r = q("SELECT * FROM `mailacct` WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-					intval($uid)
-				);
-
-				if (! DBM::is_result($r)) {
-					notice( t('This account has not been configured for email. Request failed.') . EOL);
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-
-			$r = q("insert into contact ( uid, created, addr, name, nick, url, nurl, poll, notify, blocked, pending, network, rel )
-				values( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', %d ) ",
-				intval($uid),
-				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-				dbesc($addr),
-				dbesc($name),
-				dbesc($nick),
-				dbesc($url),
-				dbesc($nurl),
-				dbesc($poll),
-				dbesc($notify),
-				intval($blocked),
-				intval($pending),
-				dbesc($network),
-				intval($rel)
-			);
-
-			$r = q("SELECT `id`, `network` FROM `contact` WHERE `poll` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc($poll),
-				intval($uid)
-			);
-			if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
-				$contact_id = $r[0]['id'];
-
-				$def_gid = get_default_group($uid, $r[0]["network"]);
-				if (intval($def_gid))
-					group_add_member($uid, '', $contact_id, $def_gid);
-
-				$photo = avatar_img($addr);
-
-				$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET
-					`photo` = '%s',
-					`thumb` = '%s',
-					`micro` = '%s',
-					`name-date` = '%s',
-					`uri-date` = '%s',
-					`avatar-date` = '%s',
-					`hidden` = 0,
-					WHERE `id` = %d
-				",
-					dbesc($photos[0]),
-					dbesc($photos[1]),
-					dbesc($photos[2]),
-					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-					intval($contact_id)
-				);
-			}
-
-			// contact is created. Now create an introduction
-
-			$hash = random_string();
-
-			$r = q("INSERT INTO `intro` ( `uid`, `contact-id`, knowyou, note, hash, datetime, blocked )
-				VALUES( %d , %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', %d ) ",
-				intval($uid),
-				intval($contact_id),
-				((x($_POST,'knowyou') && ($_POST['knowyou'] == 1)) ? 1 : 0),
-				dbesc(notags(trim($_POST['dfrn-request-message']))),
-				dbesc($hash),
-				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-				1
-			);
-
-			// Next send an email verify form to the requestor.
-
+			$url = substr($url,5);
 		} else {
-			// Detect the network
-			$data = Probe::uri($url);
-			$network = $data["network"];
-
-			// Canonicalise email-style profile locator
-			$url = Probe::webfingerDfrn($url,$hcard);
-
-			if (substr($url,0,5) === 'stat:') {
-
-				// Every time we detect the remote subscription we define this as OStatus.
-				// We do this even if it is not OStatus.
-				// we only need to pass this through another section of the code.
-				if ($network != NETWORK_DIASPORA)
-					$network = NETWORK_OSTATUS;
-
-				$url = substr($url,5);
-			} else
-				$network = NETWORK_DFRN;
+			$network = NETWORK_DFRN;
 		}
 
 		logger('dfrn_request: url: ' . $url . ',network=' . $network, LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -849,27 +720,6 @@ function dfrn_request_content(App $a) {
 
 		$page_desc = t("Please enter your 'Identity Address' from one of the following supported communications networks:");
 
-		// see if we are allowed to have NETWORK_MAIL2 contacts
-
-		$mail_disabled = ((function_exists('imap_open') && (! Config::get('system','imap_disabled'))) ? 0 : 1);
-
-		if (Config::get('system','dfrn_only')) {
-			$mail_disabled = 1;
-		}
-
-		if (! $mail_disabled) {
-			$r = q("SELECT * FROM `mailacct` WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-				intval($a->profile['uid'])
-			);
-			if (! DBM::is_result($r)) {
-				$mail_disabled = 1;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// "coming soon" is disabled for now
-		//$emailnet = (($mail_disabled) ? '' : t("<strike>Connect as an email follower</strike> \x28Coming soon\x29"));
-		$emailnet = "";
-
 		$invite_desc = sprintf(
 			t('If you are not yet a member of the free social web, <a href="%s/siteinfo">follow this link to find a public Friendica site and join us today</a>.'),
 			get_server()
@@ -891,7 +741,6 @@ function dfrn_request_content(App $a) {
 			'$diasnote' => sprintf (t(' - please do not use this form.  Instead, enter %s into your Diaspora search bar.'),$target_addr),
 			'$your_address' => t('Your Identity Address:'),
 			'$invite_desc' => $invite_desc,
-			'$emailnet' => $emailnet,
 			'$submit' => t('Submit Request'),
 			'$cancel' => t('Cancel'),
 			'$nickname' => $a->argv[1],
diff --git a/src/Worker/Cron.php b/src/Worker/Cron.php
index 354cb3585..dd4ca4da2 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Cron.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Cron.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Class Cron {
 		$contacts = q("SELECT `contact`.`id` FROM `user`
 				STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact`
 				ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` AND `contact`.`rel` IN (%d, %d) AND `contact`.`poll` != ''
-					AND `contact`.`network` IN ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s') $sql_extra
+					AND `contact`.`network` IN ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s') $sql_extra
 					AND NOT `contact`.`self` AND NOT `contact`.`blocked` AND NOT `contact`.`readonly`
 					AND NOT `contact`.`archive`
 				WHERE NOT `user`.`account_expired` AND NOT `user`.`account_removed` $abandon_sql ORDER BY RAND()",
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ Class Cron {
 			dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
 			dbesc(NETWORK_OSTATUS),
 			dbesc(NETWORK_FEED),
-			dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL),
-			dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL2)
+			dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL)
 		);
 
 		if (!DBM::is_result($contacts)) {
diff --git a/src/Worker/Delivery.php b/src/Worker/Delivery.php
index f17aa5507..bb30fc3bf 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Delivery.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Delivery.php
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ class Delivery {
 				break;
 
 			case NETWORK_MAIL:
-			case NETWORK_MAIL2:
 
 				if (Config::get('system','dfrn_only')) {
 					break;
diff --git a/src/Worker/Notifier.php b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
index 4404b879b..a3a03055e 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Notifier.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class Notifier {
 				// It only makes sense to distribute answers to OStatus messages to Friendica and OStatus - but not Diaspora
 				$sql_extra = " AND `network` IN ('".NETWORK_OSTATUS."', '".NETWORK_DFRN."')";
 			} else {
-				$sql_extra = " AND `network` IN ('".NETWORK_OSTATUS."', '".NETWORK_DFRN."', '".NETWORK_DIASPORA."', '".NETWORK_MAIL."', '".NETWORK_MAIL2."')";
+				$sql_extra = " AND `network` IN ('".NETWORK_OSTATUS."', '".NETWORK_DFRN."', '".NETWORK_DIASPORA."', '".NETWORK_MAIL."')";
 			}
 		} else {
 			$public_message = false;
@@ -537,9 +537,8 @@ class Notifier {
 			}
 
 			$r2 = q("SELECT `id`, `name`,`network` FROM `contact`
-				WHERE `network` in ('%s', '%s') AND `uid` = %d AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` AND `rel` != %d",
+				WHERE `network` in ('%s') AND `uid` = %d AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` AND `rel` != %d",
 				dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
-				dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL2),
 				intval($owner['uid']),
 				intval(CONTACT_IS_SHARING)
 			);
diff --git a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
index f7f7bcccf..439997be6 100644
--- a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
+++ b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Class OnePoll
 			$xml = $ret['body'];
 
 			unlink($cookiejar);
-		} elseif ($contact['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL || $contact['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL2) {
+		} elseif ($contact['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL) {
 
 			logger("Mail: Fetching for ".$contact['addr'], LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 7fbdec707..326c08414 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1484,9 +1484,6 @@ function update_1164() {
 	$r = q("UPDATE `item` SET `network`='%s' WHERE `contact-id` IN (SELECT `id` FROM`contact` WHERE `network` = '%s' AND `contact`.`uid` = `item`.`uid`)",
 		NETWORK_MAIL, NETWORK_MAIL);
 
-	$r = q("UPDATE `item` SET `network`='%s' WHERE `contact-id` IN (SELECT `id` FROM`contact` WHERE `network` = '%s' AND `contact`.`uid` = `item`.`uid`)",
-		NETWORK_MAIL2, NETWORK_MAIL2);
-
 	$r = q("UPDATE `item` SET `network`='%s' WHERE `contact-id` IN (SELECT `id` FROM`contact` WHERE `network` = '%s' AND `contact`.`uid` = `item`.`uid`)",
 		NETWORK_FACEBOOK, NETWORK_FACEBOOK);
 
diff --git a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
index d6abde030..78736c7e8 100644
--- a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 <li><a href="http://friendica.com" title="{{$friendica}}">{{$friendica}}</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://joindiaspora.com" title="{{$diaspora}}">{{$diaspora}}</a> {{$diasnote}}</li>
 <li><a href="http://ostatus.org" title="{{$public_net}}" >{{$statusnet}}</a></li>
-{{if $emailnet}}<li>{{$emailnet}}</li>{{/if}}
 </ul>
 </p>
 <p>
diff --git a/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl b/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl
index 5225bd60b..34e4074df 100644
--- a/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 <li><a href="http://friendica.com" title="{{$friendica}}">{{$friendica}}</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://joindiaspora.com" title="{{$diaspora}}">{{$diaspora}}</a> {{$diasnote}}</li>
 <li><a href="http://ostatus.org" title="{{$public_net}}" >{{$statusnet}}</a></li>
-{{if $emailnet}}<li>{{$emailnet}}</li>{{/if}}
 </ul>
 {{$invite_desc}}
 </p>