diff --git a/doc/mod/notification-email.md b/doc/mod/notification-email.md
index 90254292..90f19815 100644
--- a/doc/mod/notification-email.md
+++ b/doc/mod/notification-email.md
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ Also make sure the device has correct time configured, best is to set up
 the ntp client.
 
 Then edit `global-config-overlay`, add `EmailGeneralTo` with a valid
-recipient address. Optionally add `EmailServerCertificate` if you have
-certificate verification enabled. Finally reload the configuration.
+recipient address. Finally reload the configuration.
 
 > ℹ️ **Info**: Copy relevant configuration from
 > [`global-config`](../../global-config.rsc) (the one without `-overlay`) to
diff --git a/global-config.rsc b/global-config.rsc
index 43e09bbf..1425764c 100644
--- a/global-config.rsc
+++ b/global-config.rsc
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 :global EmailGeneralCc "";
 #:global EmailGeneralTo "mail@example.com";
 #:global EmailGeneralCc "another@example.com,third@example.com";
-:global EmailServerCertificate "";
 
 # You can send Telegram notifications. Register a bot
 # and add the token and chat ids here, then install the module:
diff --git a/global-functions.rsc b/global-functions.rsc
index 0a8fdb77..d7f1aa70 100644
--- a/global-functions.rsc
+++ b/global-functions.rsc
@@ -109,13 +109,11 @@
   :local UseFor     [ :tostr $2 ];
 
   :global CertificateDownload;
+  :global EitherOr;
   :global LogPrint;
   :global ParseKeyValueStore;
 
-  :if ([ :len $UseFor ] = 0) do={
-    $LogPrint warning $0 ("The intended use is undefined!");
-    :set UseFor "undefined";
-  }
+  :set UseFor [ $EitherOr $UseFor "undefined" ];
 
   :if ([ /system/resource/get free-hdd-space ] < 8388608 && \
        [ /certificate/settings/get crl-download ] = true && \
@@ -188,11 +186,7 @@
     $LogPrint warning $0 ("Failed downloading certificate with CommonName '" . $CommonName . \
       "' from repository! Trying fallback to mkcert.org...");
     :do {
-      :local CertSettings [ /certificate/settings/get ];
-      :if ([ :len [ /certificate/find where common-name="ISRG Root X1" ] ] = 0 && \
-           !((($CertSettings->"builtin-trust-store") ~ "fetch" || \
-              ($CertSettings->"builtin-trust-store") = "all") && \
-             [ :len [ /certificate/builtin/find where common-name="ISRG Root X1" ] ] > 0)) do={
+      :if ([ :len [ /certificate/find where common-name="ISRG Root X1" ] ] = 0) do={
         $LogPrint error $0 ("Required certificate is not available.");
         :return false;
       }
diff --git a/mod/notification-email.rsc b/mod/notification-email.rsc
index cd3ded9e..0955194d 100644
--- a/mod/notification-email.rsc
+++ b/mod/notification-email.rsc
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@
 # flush e-mail queue
 :set FlushEmailQueue do={ :onerror Err {
   :global EmailQueue;
-  :global EmailServerCertificate;
 
-  :global CertificateAvailable;
   :global EitherOr;
   :global EMailGenerateFrom;
   :global FileExists;
@@ -92,14 +90,6 @@
     :return false;
   }
 
-  :if ([ /tool/e-mail/get certificate-verification ] ~ "^yes" && \
-       [ :len $EmailServerCertificate ] > 0) do={
-    :if ([ $CertificateAvailable $EmailServerCertificate "email" ] = false) do={
-      $LogPrint warning $0 ("Downloading required certificate failed.");
-      :return false;
-    }
-  }
-
   /system/scheduler/set interval=($QueueLen . "m") comment="Sending..." \
     [ find where name="_FlushEmailQueue" ];