diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
index 02cfd626768..4e935e4aa88 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
             <field name="args">()</field>
         </record>
 
+        <!-- Catchall Email Alias -->
+        <record id="icp_mail_catchall_alias" model="ir.config_parameter">
+            <field name="key">mail.catchall.alias</field>
+            <field name="value">catchall</field>
+        </record>
+
         <!-- Discussion subtype for messaging / Chatter -->
         <record id="mt_comment" model="mail.message.subtype">
             <field name="name">Discussions</field>
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_config.py b/addons/mail/res_config.py
index 358bb73b3cb..c19eb4a38ee 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_config.py
+++ b/addons/mail/res_config.py
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ class project_configuration(osv.TransientModel):
         'alias_domain': fields.char('Alias Domain',
                                      help="If you have setup a catch-all email domain redirected to "
                                           "the OpenERP server, enter the domain name here."),
-        'alias_catchall': fields.char('Catchall Email Alias',
-            help="Define the default email that will be used as reply_to address "
-                    "with the mailgateway to handle replies to the document "
-                    "discussions not having their specific email alias defined. "
-                    "Only the left part is required.")
     }
 
     def get_default_alias_domain(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
@@ -52,14 +47,3 @@ class project_configuration(osv.TransientModel):
         config_parameters = self.pool.get("ir.config_parameter")
         for record in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             config_parameters.set_param(cr, uid, "mail.catchall.domain", record.alias_domain or '', context=context)
-
-    def get_default_alias_catchall(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        alias_catchall = self.pool.get("ir.config_parameter").get_param(cr, uid, "mail.catchall.alias", context=context)
-        if not alias_catchall:
-            return {}
-        return {'alias_catchall': alias_catchall}
-
-    def set_alias_catchall(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        config_parameters = self.pool.get("ir.config_parameter")
-        for record in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-            config_parameters.set_param(cr, uid, "mail.catchall.alias", record.alias_catchall or '', context=context)
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_config_view.xml b/addons/mail/res_config_view.xml
index 32cb218330e..d3797ba2dcc 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/res_config_view.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
                         <label for="alias_domain" class="oe_inline"/>
                         <field name="alias_domain" placeholder="mycompany.my.openerp.com" class="oe_inline"/>
                     </div>
-                    <div>
-                        <label for="alias_catchall" class="oe_inline"/>
-                        <field name="alias_catchall" placeholder="mailgateway" class="oe_inline"/>
-                    </div>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_gateway.py b/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_gateway.py
index 0b5f133697e..4a8571c30b3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_gateway.py
+++ b/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_gateway.py
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class TestMailgateway(TestMailBase):
                         'mail_mail: reply_to should equal to mail_message.email_from when having no document or default alias')
 
         # Data: set catchall domain
-        self.registry('ir.config_parameter').set_param(self.cr, self.uid, 'mail.catchall.domain', 'schlouby.fr')
+        self.registry('ir.config_parameter').set_param(cr, uid, 'mail.catchall.domain', 'schlouby.fr')
+        self.registry('ir.config_parameter').unlink(cr, uid, self.registry('ir.config_parameter').search(cr, uid, [('key', '=', 'mail.catchall.alias')]))
 
         # Do: create a mail_mail based on the previous mail_message
         mail_id = self.mail_mail.create(cr, uid, {'mail_message_id': msg_id, 'state': 'cancel'})