diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml b/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml
index 9711228ce6e..efc6844d383 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
             <menuitem id="menu_config" name="Configuration" parent="menu_administration" sequence="1"/>
                 <menuitem id="menu_custom" name="Technical" parent="menu_config" sequence="8" groups="group_extended"/>
                     <menuitem id="next_id_2" name="User Interface" parent="menu_custom" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+                    <menuitem id="menu_email" name="Email" parent="menu_custom" sequence="1"/>
                     <menuitem id="menu_security" name="Security" parent="menu_custom" sequence="25"/>
                     <menuitem id="next_id_4" name="Low Level Objects" parent="menu_custom" sequence="30"/>
                         <menuitem id="menu_low_workflow" name="Workflows" parent="next_id_4"/>
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
index 4907eae09e5..bf970a9b4d1 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
@@ -2067,8 +2067,6 @@
             <field name="view_id" ref="ir_mail_server_list" />
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_ir_mail_server_search"/>
         </record>
-
-        <menuitem id="menu_email" name="Email" parent="base.menu_config" sequence="22"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_mail_servers" parent="menu_email" action="action_ir_mail_server_list" sequence="15" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
 
     </data>