diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_message.py b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
index 8553566a6d1..2443a5b8eca 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ class mail_message(osv.Model):
                 'user_id': uid,
                 'model': model,
                 'res_id': res_id,
-                'type': 'email',
                 'body_text': body if content_subtype != 'html' else False,
                 'body_html': body if content_subtype == 'html' else False,
                 'email_from': email_from,