diff --git a/addons/email_template/email_template.py b/addons/email_template/email_template.py
index b43b7d19b85..8cad887e0cb 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/email_template.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/email_template.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 class email_template(osv.osv):
     "Templates for sending email"
-    _inherit = 'mail.message'
+    _inherit = 'mail.mail'
     _name = "email.template"
     _description = 'Email Templates'
     _rec_name = 'name' # override mail.message's behavior
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ class email_template(osv.osv):
         'email_from': fields.char('From', size=128, help="Sender address (placeholders may be used here)"),
         'email_to': fields.char('To', size=256, help="Comma-separated recipient addresses (placeholders may be used here)"),
         'email_cc': fields.char('Cc', size=256, help="Carbon copy recipients (placeholders may be used here)"),
-        'email_bcc': fields.char('Bcc', size=256, help="Blind carbon copy recipients (placeholders may be used here)"),
         'reply_to': fields.char('Reply-To', size=250, help="Preferred response address (placeholders may be used here)"),
         'mail_server_id': fields.many2one('ir.mail_server', 'Outgoing Mail Server', readonly=False,
                                           help="Optional preferred server for outgoing mails. If not set, the highest "
@@ -306,7 +305,6 @@ class email_template(osv.osv):
                   'email_from': False,
                   'email_to': False,
                   'email_cc': False,
-                  'email_bcc': False,
                   'reply_to': False,
                   'auto_delete': False,
                   'model': False,
@@ -326,7 +324,7 @@ class email_template(osv.osv):
         template = self.get_email_template(cr, uid, template_id, res_id, context)
 
         for field in ['subject', 'body_text', 'body_html', 'email_from',
-                      'email_to', 'email_cc', 'email_bcc', 'reply_to',
+                      'email_to', 'email_cc', 'reply_to',
                       'message_id']:
             values[field] = self.render_template(cr, uid, getattr(template, field),
                                                  template.model, res_id, context=context) \
diff --git a/addons/email_template/email_template_view.xml b/addons/email_template/email_template_view.xml
index a04790d1c1c..09691aec943 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/email_template_view.xml
+++ b/addons/email_template/email_template_view.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
                                 <field name="email_from" required="1"/>
                                 <field name="email_to" required="1"/>
                                 <field name="email_cc"/>
-                                <field name="email_bcc"/>
                                 <field name="reply_to"/>
                                 <field name="subject" required="1"/>
                                 <notebook  colspan="4">
diff --git a/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py b/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py
index 4ef0e9fa156..edf0a7f3405 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class email_template_preview(osv.osv_memory):
         model = template.model
         vals['email_to'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.email_to, model, res_id, context)
         vals['email_cc'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.email_cc, model, res_id, context)
-        vals['email_bcc'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.email_bcc, model, res_id, context)
         vals['reply_to'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.reply_to, model, res_id, context)
         vals['subject'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.subject, model, res_id, context)
         description = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.body_text, model, res_id, context) or ''
diff --git a/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview_view.xml b/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview_view.xml
index 39fb413fcde..84ffa9140a6 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview_view.xml
+++ b/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview_view.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                     <group col="2" colspan="4">
                         <field name="email_to" readonly="1"/>
                         <field name="email_cc" readonly="1" attrs="{'invisible': [('email_cc','=',False)]}"/>
-                        <field name="email_bcc" readonly="1" attrs="{'invisible': [('email_bcc','=',False)]}"/>
                         <field name="reply_to" readonly="1" attrs="{'invisible': [('reply_to','=',False)]}"/>
                         <field name="subject" readonly="1"/>
                     </group>
diff --git a/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py b/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
index 1b007a990c0..078d495ea90 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ class mail_compose_message(osv.osv_memory):
                 'body_text': record.body_text or False,
                 'email_to': record.email_to or False,
                 'email_cc': record.email_cc or False,
-                'email_bcc': record.email_bcc or False,
                 'reply_to': record.reply_to or False,
                 'model_id': model_id or False,
                 'attachment_ids': [(6, 0, [att.id for att in record.attachment_ids])]