diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Collaborators/CollaboratorsEmailHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Collaborators/CollaboratorsEmailHandler.coffee
index f669d85de4..bc7eb90c3f 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Collaborators/CollaboratorsEmailHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Collaborators/CollaboratorsEmailHandler.coffee
@@ -11,27 +11,6 @@ module.exports = CollaboratorsEmailHandler =
 			"user_first_name=#{encodeURIComponent(project.owner_ref.first_name)}"
 		].join("&")
 
-	notifyUserOfProjectShare: (project_id, email, callback)->
-		Project
-			.findOne(_id: project_id )
-			.select("name owner_ref")
-			.populate('owner_ref')
-			.exec (err, project)->
-				emailOptions =
-					to: email
-					replyTo: project.owner_ref.email
-					project:
-						name: project.name
-						url: "#{Settings.siteUrl}/project/#{project._id}?" + [
-								"project_name=#{encodeURIComponent(project.name)}"
-								"user_first_name=#{encodeURIComponent(project.owner_ref.first_name)}"
-								"new_email=#{encodeURIComponent(email)}"
-								"r=#{project.owner_ref.referal_id}" # Referal
-								"rs=ci" # referral source = collaborator invite
-							].join("&")
-					owner: project.owner_ref
-				EmailHandler.sendEmail "projectSharedWithYou", emailOptions, callback
-
 	notifyUserOfProjectInvite: (project_id, email, invite, callback)->
 		Project
 			.findOne(_id: project_id )
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Email/EmailBuilder.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Email/EmailBuilder.coffee
index 6a0cd6aab4..70d11e219b 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Email/EmailBuilder.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Email/EmailBuilder.coffee
@@ -105,37 +105,6 @@ If you didn't request a password reset, let us know.
 """
 
 
-templates.projectSharedWithYou =
-	subject: _.template "<%= owner.email %> wants to share <%= project.name %> with you"
-	layout: NotificationEmailLayout
-	type:"notification"
-	plainTextTemplate: _.template """
-Hi, <%= owner.email %> wants to share '<%= project.name %>' (<%= project.url %>) with you.
-
-Click this link to view the project: <%= project.url %>
-
-Thank you
-
-#{settings.appName} - <%= siteUrl %>
-"""
-	compiledTemplate: _.template """
-<p>Hi, <%= owner.email %> wants to share <a href="<%= project.url %>">'<%= project.name %>'</a> with you</p>
-<center>
-	<div style="width:200px;background-color:#a93629;border:1px solid #e24b3b;border-radius:3px;padding:15px; margin:24px;">
-		<div style="padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px">
-			<a href="<%= project.url %>" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">
-				<span style= "font-size:16px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-weight:400;color:#fff;white-space:nowrap;display:block; text-align:center">
-		  			View Project
-				</span>
-			</a>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-</center>
-<p> Thank you</p>
-<p> <a href="<%= siteUrl %>">#{settings.appName}</a></p>
-"""
-
-
 templates.projectInvite =
 	subject: _.template "<%= project.name %> - shared by <%= owner.email %>"
 	layout: NotificationEmailLayout
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Email/EmailBuilderTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Email/EmailBuilderTests.coffee
index 18a3096f12..4ee0e0ed05 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Email/EmailBuilderTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Email/EmailBuilderTests.coffee
@@ -18,30 +18,6 @@ describe "EmailBuilder", ->
 			"settings-sharelatex":@settings
 			"logger-sharelatex": log:->
 
-	describe "projectSharedWithYou", ->
-		beforeEach ->
-			@opts =
-				to:"bob@bob.com"
-				first_name:"bob"
-				owner:
-					email:"sally@hally.com"
-				project:
-					url:"http://www.project.com"
-					name:"standard project"
-			@email = @EmailBuilder.buildEmail("projectSharedWithYou", @opts)
-
-		it "should insert the owner email into the template", ->
-			@email.html.indexOf(@opts.owner.email).should.not.equal -1
-			@email.subject.indexOf(@opts.owner.email).should.not.equal -1
-
-		it 'should have html and text properties', ->
-			expect(@email.html?).to.equal true
-			expect(@email.text?).to.equal true
-
-		it "should not have undefined in it", ->
-			@email.html.indexOf("undefined").should.equal -1
-			@email.subject.indexOf("undefined").should.equal -1
-
 	describe "projectInvite", ->
 		beforeEach ->
 			@opts =