diff --git a/email/interface.go b/email/interface.go
index 5ab5afd0..05b9ed92 100644
--- a/email/interface.go
+++ b/email/interface.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ func NewEmailerConfigFromFile(loc string) (EmailerConfig, error) {
 }
 
 type FakeEmailerConfig struct {
-	ID string `json:"id"`
 }
 
 func (cfg FakeEmailerConfig) EmailerType() string {
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ func (cfg FakeEmailerConfig) EmailerType() string {
 }
 
 func (cfg FakeEmailerConfig) EmailerID() string {
-	return cfg.ID
+	return FakeEmailerType
 }
 
 func (cfg FakeEmailerConfig) Emailer() (Emailer, error) {
diff --git a/email/mailgun.go b/email/mailgun.go
index ee604853..8dd121ce 100644
--- a/email/mailgun.go
+++ b/email/mailgun.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type MailgunEmailerConfig struct {
-	ID            string `json:"id"`
 	PrivateAPIKey string `json:"privateAPIKey"`
 	PublicAPIKey  string `json:"publicAPIKey"`
 	Domain        string `json:"domain"`
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func (cfg MailgunEmailerConfig) EmailerType() string {
 }
 
 func (cfg MailgunEmailerConfig) EmailerID() string {
-	return cfg.ID
+	return MailgunEmailerType
 }
 
 func (cfg MailgunEmailerConfig) Emailer() (Emailer, error) {
diff --git a/email/smtp.go b/email/smtp.go
index 3d5aa175..b8568ead 100644
--- a/email/smtp.go
+++ b/email/smtp.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type SmtpEmailerConfig struct {
-	ID       string `json:"id"`
 	Host     string `json:"host"`
 	Port     int    `json:"port"`
 	Auth     string `json:"auth"`
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func (cfg SmtpEmailerConfig) EmailerType() string {
 }
 
 func (cfg SmtpEmailerConfig) EmailerID() string {
-	return cfg.ID
+	return SmtpEmailerType
 }
 
 func (cfg SmtpEmailerConfig) Emailer() (Emailer, error) {
diff --git a/static/fixtures/emailer.json.sample b/static/fixtures/emailer.json.sample
index 8ffc8dfc..15a5cd26 100644
--- a/static/fixtures/emailer.json.sample
+++ b/static/fixtures/emailer.json.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "type": "fake",
-    "id": "fake"            
+    "type": "fake"
 }
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