diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index b583156b5..8af6e739a 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -64,22 +64,10 @@ const loginServer = {
 }
 
 const email = {
-  EMAIL: process.env.EMAIL === 'true',
-  EMAIL_TEST_MODUS: process.env.EMAIL_TEST_MODUS === 'true',
-  EMAIL_TEST_RECEIVER: process.env.EMAIL_TEST_RECEIVER ?? 'stage1@gradido.net',
-  EMAIL_USERNAME: process.env.EMAIL_USERNAME ?? '',
-  EMAIL_SENDER: process.env.EMAIL_SENDER ?? 'info@gradido.net',
-  EMAIL_PASSWORD: process.env.EMAIL_PASSWORD ?? '',
-  EMAIL_SMTP_HOST: process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_HOST ?? 'mailserver',
-  EMAIL_SMTP_PORT: Number(process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_PORT) || 1025,
-
-  EMAIL_TLS: process.env.EMAIL_TLS !== 'false',
   EMAIL_LINK_VERIFICATION:
     COMMUNITY_URL + (process.env.EMAIL_LINK_VERIFICATION_PATH ?? '/checkEmail/'),
   EMAIL_LINK_SETPASSWORD:
     COMMUNITY_URL + (process.env.EMAIL_LINK_SETPASSWORD_PATH ?? '/reset-password/'),
-  EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD:
-    COMMUNITY_URL + (process.env.EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD_PATH ?? '/forgot-password'),
   EMAIL_LINK_OVERVIEW: COMMUNITY_URL + (process.env.EMAIL_LINK_OVERVIEW_PATH ?? '/overview'),
   // time in minutes a optin code is valid
   EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME: process.env.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME
diff --git a/backend/src/config/schema.ts b/backend/src/config/schema.ts
index f4e6033ea..64871715c 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -83,76 +83,6 @@ export const schema = Joi.object({
     .default('~/.gradido')
     .description('The home folder for the gradido dlt node server'),
 
-  EMAIL: Joi.boolean()
-    .default(false)
-    .description('Enable or disable email functionality')
-    .required(),
-
-  EMAIL_TEST_MODUS: Joi.boolean()
-    .default(false)
-    .description('When enabled, all emails are sended to EMAIL_TEST_RECEIVER')
-    .optional(),
-
-  EMAIL_TEST_RECEIVER: Joi.string()
-    .email()
-    .default('stage1@gradido.net')
-    .when('EMAIL_TEST_MODUS', { is: true, then: Joi.required() })
-    .description('Email address used in test mode'),
-
-  EMAIL_USERNAME: Joi.alternatives().conditional(Joi.ref('EMAIL'), {
-    is: true,
-    then: Joi.alternatives().conditional(Joi.ref('NODE_ENV'), {
-      is: 'development',
-      then: Joi.string()
-        .allow('')
-        .description('Username for SMTP authentication (optional in development)'),
-      otherwise: Joi.string()
-        .pattern(/^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/)
-        .description('Valid SMTP username required in production')
-        .required(),
-    }),
-    otherwise: Joi.string().allow('').optional(),
-  }),
-
-  EMAIL_SENDER: Joi.string()
-    .email()
-    .when('EMAIL', { is: true, then: Joi.required() })
-    .default('info@gradido.net')
-    .description('Email address used as sender'),
-
-  EMAIL_PASSWORD: Joi.alternatives().conditional(Joi.ref('EMAIL'), {
-    is: true,
-    then: Joi.alternatives().conditional(Joi.ref('NODE_ENV'), {
-      is: 'development',
-      then: Joi.string()
-        .allow('')
-        .description('Password for SMTP authentication (optional in development)'),
-      otherwise: Joi.string()
-        .min(8)
-        .pattern(/^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)(?=.*[@$!%*?&#]).{8,}$/)
-        .description(
-          'Password must be at least 8 characters long, include uppercase and lowercase letters, a number, and a special character',
-        )
-        .required(),
-    }),
-    otherwise: Joi.string().allow('').optional(),
-  }),
-
-  EMAIL_SMTP_HOST: Joi.string()
-    .hostname()
-    .when('EMAIL', { is: true, then: Joi.required() })
-    .default('mailserver')
-    .description('SMTP server hostname'),
-
-  EMAIL_SMTP_PORT: Joi.number()
-    .integer()
-    .positive()
-    .when('EMAIL', { is: true, then: Joi.required() })
-    .default(1025)
-    .description('SMTP server port'),
-
-  EMAIL_TLS: Joi.boolean().default(true).description('Enable or disable TLS for SMTP').optional(),
-
   EMAIL_LINK_VERIFICATION: Joi.string()
     .uri({ scheme: ['http', 'https'] })
     .custom((value: string, helpers: Joi.CustomHelpers<string>): string | Joi.ErrorReport => {
@@ -175,17 +105,6 @@ export const schema = Joi.object({
     .description('Email Verification link for set initial Password.')
     .required(),
 
-  EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD: Joi.string()
-    .uri({ scheme: ['http', 'https'] })
-    .custom((value: string, helpers: Joi.CustomHelpers<string>): string | Joi.ErrorReport => {
-      if (!value.startsWith(helpers.state.ancestors[0].COMMUNITY_URL)) {
-        return helpers.error('string.pattern.base', { value, communityUrl: COMMUNITY_URL })
-      }
-      return value
-    })
-    .description('Email Verification link for set new Password, when old Password was forgotten.')
-    .required(),
-
   EMAIL_LINK_OVERVIEW: Joi.string()
     .uri({ scheme: ['http', 'https'] })
     .custom((value: string, helpers: Joi.CustomHelpers<string>): string | Joi.ErrorReport => {
@@ -213,7 +132,7 @@ export const schema = Joi.object({
     .description('Time in minutes before a new code can be requested')
     .required(),
 
-    FEDERATION_VALIDATE_COMMUNITY_TIMER: Joi.number()
+  FEDERATION_VALIDATE_COMMUNITY_TIMER: Joi.number()
     .integer()
     .min(1000)
     .default(60000)