diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
index bfe651bc6..f5d5c1244 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Settings::PreferencesController < Settings::BaseController
       :setting_trends,
       :setting_crop_images,
       :setting_always_send_emails,
-      notification_emails: %i(follow follow_request reblog favourite mention digest report pending_account trending_tag appeal),
+      notification_emails: %i(follow follow_request reblog favourite mention report pending_account trending_tag appeal),
       interactions: %i(must_be_follower must_be_following must_be_following_dm)
     )
   end
diff --git a/app/mailers/notification_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/notification_mailer.rb
index 9e683b6a1..ab73826ab 100644
--- a/app/mailers/notification_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/notification_mailer.rb
@@ -66,24 +66,6 @@ class NotificationMailer < ApplicationMailer
     end
   end
 
-  def digest(recipient, **opts)
-    return unless recipient.user.functional?
-
-    @me                  = recipient
-    @since               = opts[:since] || [@me.user.last_emailed_at, (@me.user.current_sign_in_at + 1.day)].compact.max
-    @notifications_count = Notification.where(account: @me, activity_type: 'Mention').where('created_at > ?', @since).count
-
-    return if @notifications_count.zero?
-
-    @notifications = Notification.where(account: @me, activity_type: 'Mention').where('created_at > ?', @since).limit(40)
-    @follows_since = Notification.where(account: @me, activity_type: 'Follow').where('created_at > ?', @since).count
-
-    locale_for_account(@me) do
-      mail to: @me.user.email,
-           subject: I18n.t(:subject, scope: [:notification_mailer, :digest], count: @notifications_count)
-    end
-  end
-
   private
 
   def thread_by_conversation(conversation)
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 18b9d5928..342f5e6cc 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -289,10 +289,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     settings.default_privacy || (account.locked? ? 'private' : 'public')
   end
 
-  def allows_digest_emails?
-    settings.notification_emails['digest']
-  end
-
   def allows_report_emails?
     settings.notification_emails['report']
   end
diff --git a/app/views/notification_mailer/digest.html.haml b/app/views/notification_mailer/digest.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index a94ace228..000000000
--- a/app/views/notification_mailer/digest.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-%table.email-table{ cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-  %tbody
-    %tr
-      %td.email-body
-        .email-container
-          %table.content-section{ cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-            %tbody
-              %tr
-                %td.content-cell.darker.hero-with-button
-                  .email-row
-                    .col-6
-                      %table.column{ cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-                        %tbody
-                          %tr
-                            %td.column-cell.text-center.padded
-                              %h1= t 'notification_mailer.digest.title'
-                              %p.lead= t('notification_mailer.digest.body', since: l((@me.user_current_sign_in_at || @since).to_date, format: :short), instance: site_hostname)
-                              %table.button{ align: 'center', cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-                                %tbody
-                                  %tr
-                                    %td.button-primary
-                                      = link_to web_url do
-                                        %span= t 'notification_mailer.digest.action'
-
-- @notifications.each_with_index do |n, i|
-  = render 'status', status: n.target_status, i: i
-
-- unless @follows_since.zero?
-  %table.email-table{ cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-    %tbody
-      %tr
-        %td.email-body
-          .email-container
-            %table.content-section{ cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-              %tbody
-                %tr
-                  %td.content-cell.content-start.border-top
-                    .email-row
-                      .col-6
-                        %table.column{ cellspacing: 0, cellpadding: 0 }
-                          %tbody
-                            %tr
-                              %td.column-cell.text-center
-                                %p= t('notification_mailer.digest.new_followers_summary', count: @follows_since)
diff --git a/app/views/notification_mailer/digest.text.erb b/app/views/notification_mailer/digest.text.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f84a4ef0..000000000
--- a/app/views/notification_mailer/digest.text.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<%= raw t('application_mailer.salutation', name: display_name(@me)) %>
-
-<%= raw t('notification_mailer.digest.body', since: l(@me.user_current_sign_in_at || @since), instance: root_url) %>
-<% @notifications.each do |notification| %>
-
-* <%= raw t('notification_mailer.digest.mention', name: notification.from_account.pretty_acct) %>
-
-  <%= raw extract_status_plain_text(notification.target_status) %>
-
-  <%= raw t('application_mailer.view')%> <%= web_url("statuses/#{notification.target_status.id}") %>
-<% end %>
-<% if @follows_since > 0 %>
-
-<%= raw t('notification_mailer.digest.new_followers_summary', count: @follows_since) %>
-<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/notifications/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/notifications/show.html.haml
index bc7afb993..f00dbadd4 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/notifications/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/notifications/show.html.haml
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
   .fields-group
     = f.input :setting_always_send_emails, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
 
-  .fields-group
-    = f.simple_fields_for :notification_emails, hash_to_object(current_user.settings.notification_emails) do |ff|
-      = ff.input :digest, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label
-
   %h4= t 'notifications.other_settings'
 
   .fields-group
diff --git a/app/workers/digest_mailer_worker.rb b/app/workers/digest_mailer_worker.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 21f1c357a..000000000
--- a/app/workers/digest_mailer_worker.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-class DigestMailerWorker
-  include Sidekiq::Worker
-
-  sidekiq_options queue: 'mailers'
-
-  attr_reader :user
-
-  def perform(user_id)
-    @user = User.find(user_id)
-    deliver_digest if @user.allows_digest_emails?
-  end
-
-  private
-
-  def deliver_digest
-    NotificationMailer.digest(user.account).deliver_now!
-    user.touch(:last_emailed_at)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/workers/scheduler/email_scheduler.rb b/app/workers/scheduler/email_scheduler.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index c052f2fce..000000000
--- a/app/workers/scheduler/email_scheduler.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-class Scheduler::EmailScheduler
-  include Sidekiq::Worker
-
-  sidekiq_options retry: 0
-
-  FREQUENCY      = 7.days.freeze
-  SIGN_IN_OFFSET = 1.day.freeze
-
-  def perform
-    eligible_users.reorder(nil).find_each do |user|
-      next unless user.allows_digest_emails?
-      DigestMailerWorker.perform_async(user.id)
-    end
-  end
-
-  private
-
-  def eligible_users
-    User.emailable
-        .where('current_sign_in_at < ?', (FREQUENCY + SIGN_IN_OFFSET).ago)
-        .where('last_emailed_at IS NULL OR last_emailed_at < ?', FREQUENCY.ago)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 6aa87e4a0..72ebfafba 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1351,17 +1351,6 @@ en:
         subject: "%{name} submitted a report"
       sign_up:
         subject: "%{name} signed up"
-    digest:
-      action: View all notifications
-      body: Here is a brief summary of the messages you missed since your last visit on %{since}
-      mention: "%{name} mentioned you in:"
-      new_followers_summary:
-        one: Also, you have acquired one new follower while being away! Yay!
-        other: Also, you have acquired %{count} new followers while being away! Amazing!
-      subject:
-        one: "1 new notification since your last visit 🐘"
-        other: "%{count} new notifications since your last visit 🐘"
-      title: In your absence...
     favourite:
       body: 'Your post was favourited by %{name}:'
       subject: "%{name} favourited your post"
diff --git a/config/sidekiq.yml b/config/sidekiq.yml
index 2a3871468..9ec6eb5ec 100644
--- a/config/sidekiq.yml
+++ b/config/sidekiq.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
     cron: '<%= Random.rand(0..59) %> <%= Random.rand(3..5) %> * * *'
     class: Scheduler::IpCleanupScheduler
     queue: scheduler
-  email_scheduler:
-    cron: '0 10 * * 2'
-    class: Scheduler::EmailScheduler
-    queue: scheduler
   backup_cleanup_scheduler:
     cron: '<%= Random.rand(0..59) %> <%= Random.rand(3..5) %> * * *'
     class: Scheduler::BackupCleanupScheduler
diff --git a/spec/mailers/notification_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/notification_mailer_spec.rb
index 2ca4e26fa..29bdc349b 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/notification_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/notification_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -101,35 +101,4 @@ RSpec.describe NotificationMailer, type: :mailer do
       expect(mail.body.encoded).to match("bob has requested to follow you")
     end
   end
-
-  describe 'digest' do
-    before do
-      mention = Fabricate(:mention, account: receiver.account, status: foreign_status)
-      Fabricate(:notification, account: receiver.account, activity: mention)
-      sender.follow!(receiver.account)
-    end
-
-    context do
-      let!(:mail) { NotificationMailer.digest(receiver.account, since: 5.days.ago) }
-
-      include_examples 'localized subject', 'notification_mailer.digest.subject', count: 1, name: 'bob'
-
-      it 'renders the headers' do
-        expect(mail.subject).to match('notification since your last')
-        expect(mail.to).to eq([receiver.email])
-      end
-
-      it 'renders the body' do
-        expect(mail.body.encoded).to match('brief summary')
-        expect(mail.body.encoded).to include 'The body of the foreign status'
-        expect(mail.body.encoded).to include sender.username
-      end
-    end
-
-    it 'includes activities since the receiver last signed in' do
-      receiver.update!(last_emailed_at: nil, current_sign_in_at: '2000-03-01T00:00:00Z')
-      mail = NotificationMailer.digest(receiver.account)
-      expect(mail.body.encoded).to include 'Mar 01, 2000, 00:00'
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/workers/digest_mailer_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/digest_mailer_worker_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index db3b1390d..000000000
--- a/spec/workers/digest_mailer_worker_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-describe DigestMailerWorker do
-  describe 'perform' do
-    let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, last_emailed_at: 3.days.ago) }
-
-    context 'for a user who receives digests' do
-      it 'sends the email' do
-        service = double(deliver_now!: nil)
-        allow(NotificationMailer).to receive(:digest).and_return(service)
-        update_user_digest_setting(true)
-        described_class.perform_async(user.id)
-
-        expect(NotificationMailer).to have_received(:digest)
-        expect(user.reload.last_emailed_at).to be_within(1).of(Time.now.utc)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'for a user who does not receive digests' do
-      it 'does not send the email' do
-        allow(NotificationMailer).to receive(:digest)
-        update_user_digest_setting(false)
-        described_class.perform_async(user.id)
-
-        expect(NotificationMailer).not_to have_received(:digest)
-        expect(user.last_emailed_at).to be_within(1).of(3.days.ago)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def update_user_digest_setting(value)
-      user.settings['notification_emails'] = user.settings['notification_emails'].merge('digest' => value)
-    end
-  end
-end