diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/sendContributionRejectedEmail.test.ts b/backend/src/mailer/sendContributionRejectedEmail.test.ts
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index be41ff15f..000000000
--- a/backend/src/mailer/sendContributionRejectedEmail.test.ts
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@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
-import { sendContributionRejectedEmail } from './sendContributionRejectedEmail'
-import { sendEMail } from './sendEMail'
-
-jest.mock('./sendEMail', () => {
-  return {
-    __esModule: true,
-    sendEMail: jest.fn(),
-  }
-})
-
-describe('sendContributionConfirmedEmail', () => {
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    await sendContributionRejectedEmail({
-      senderFirstName: 'Peter',
-      senderLastName: 'Lustig',
-      recipientFirstName: 'Bibi',
-      recipientLastName: 'Bloxberg',
-      recipientEmail: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
-      contributionMemo: 'Vielen herzlichen Dank für den neuen Hexenbesen!',
-      contributionAmount: new Decimal(200.0),
-      overviewURL: 'http://localhost/overview',
-    })
-  })
-
-  it('calls sendEMail', () => {
-    expect(sendEMail).toBeCalledWith({
-      to: 'Bibi Bloxberg <bibi@bloxberg.de>',
-      subject: 'Dein Gemeinwohl-Beitrag wurde abgelehnt',
-      text:
-        expect.stringContaining('Hallo Bibi Bloxberg') &&
-        expect.stringContaining(
-          'dein Gemeinwohl-Beitrag "Vielen herzlichen Dank für den neuen Hexenbesen!" wurde von Peter Lustig abgelehnt.',
-        ) &&
-        expect.stringContaining('Link zu deinem Konto: http://localhost/overview'),
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/sendContributionRejectedEmail.ts b/backend/src/mailer/sendContributionRejectedEmail.ts
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index 9edb5ba2a..000000000
--- a/backend/src/mailer/sendContributionRejectedEmail.ts
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-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
-import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
-import { sendEMail } from './sendEMail'
-import { contributionRejected } from './text/contributionRejected'
-
-export const sendContributionRejectedEmail = (data: {
-  senderFirstName: string
-  senderLastName: string
-  recipientFirstName: string
-  recipientLastName: string
-  recipientEmail: string
-  contributionMemo: string
-  contributionAmount: Decimal
-  overviewURL: string
-}): Promise<boolean> => {
-  logger.info(
-    `sendEmail(): to=${data.recipientFirstName} ${data.recipientLastName} <${data.recipientEmail}>,
-    subject=${contributionRejected.de.subject},
-    text=${contributionRejected.de.text(data)}`,
-  )
-  return sendEMail({
-    to: `${data.recipientFirstName} ${data.recipientLastName} <${data.recipientEmail}>`,
-    subject: contributionRejected.de.subject,
-    text: contributionRejected.de.text(data),
-  })
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/text/contributionRejected.ts b/backend/src/mailer/text/contributionRejected.ts
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index ff52c7b5a..000000000
--- a/backend/src/mailer/text/contributionRejected.ts
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-import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
-
-export const contributionRejected = {
-  de: {
-    subject: 'Dein Gemeinwohl-Beitrag wurde abgelehnt',
-    text: (data: {
-      senderFirstName: string
-      senderLastName: string
-      recipientFirstName: string
-      recipientLastName: string
-      contributionMemo: string
-      contributionAmount: Decimal
-      overviewURL: string
-    }): string =>
-      `Hallo ${data.recipientFirstName} ${data.recipientLastName},
-
-dein Gemeinwohl-Beitrag "${data.contributionMemo}" wurde von ${data.senderFirstName} ${data.senderLastName} abgelehnt.
-
-Um deine Gemeinwohl-Beiträge und dazugehörige Nachrichten zu sehen, gehe in deinem Gradido-Konto ins Menü "Gemeinschaft" auf den Tab "Meine Beiträge zum Gemeinwohl"!
-
-Link zu deinem Konto: ${data.overviewURL}
-
-Bitte antworte nicht auf diese E-Mail!
-
-Liebe Grüße
-dein Gradido-Team`,
-  },
-}