diff --git a/doc/email-backup.md b/doc/email-backup.md
index 4b769ec..7076691 100644
--- a/doc/email-backup.md
+++ b/doc/email-backup.md
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ The configuration goes to `global-config-overlay`, these are the parameters:
 * `BackupSendExport`: whether to send configuration export
 * `BackupPassword`: password to encrypt the backup with
 * `BackupRandomDelay`: delay up to amount of seconds when run from scheduler
-* `EmailBackupTo`: e-mail address to send to
-* `EmailBackupCc`: e-mail address(es) to send in copy
 
-Also valid e-mail settings in `/ tool e-mail` are required to send mails.
+Also valid e-mail settings are required to send mails.
 
 Usage and invocation
 --------------------
diff --git a/email-backup b/email-backup
index e9a75cd..0ba4d45 100644
--- a/email-backup
+++ b/email-backup
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 :global BackupSendBinary;
 :global BackupSendExport;
 :global Domain;
-:global EmailBackupCc;
-:global EmailBackupTo;
 :global Identity;
 
 :global CharacterReplace;
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@
 :global MkDir;
 :global RandomDelay;
 :global ScriptFromTerminal;
+:global SendEMail2;
 :global WaitForFile;
 :global WaitFullyConnected;
 
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@
   $LogPrintExit2 error $0 ("Configured to send neither backup nor config export.") true;
 }
 
-:if ([ :len $EmailBackupTo ] = 0) do={
-  $LogPrintExit2 error $0 ("Configuration is missing recipient for e-mail backup.") true;
-}
-
 $WaitFullyConnected;
 
 :if ([ $ScriptFromTerminal $0 ] = false && $BackupRandomDelay > 0) do={
@@ -71,11 +66,11 @@ $WaitFullyConnected;
 }
 
 # send email with status and files
-/ tool e-mail send to=$EmailBackupTo cc=$EmailBackupCc \
-    subject=("[" . $Identity . "] Backup & Config") \
-    body=("See attached files for backup and config export for " . \
-      $Identity . ".\n\n" . \
-      [ $DeviceInfo ] . "\n\n" . \
-      "Backup file:    " . $BackupFile . "\n" . \
-      "Config file:    " . $ConfigFile) \
-    file=$Attach;
+$SendEMail2 ({ origin=$0; \
+  subject=("Backup & Config"); \
+  message=("See attached files for backup and config export for " . \
+    $Identity . ".\n\n" . \
+    [ $DeviceInfo ] . "\n\n" . \
+    "Backup file:    " . $BackupFile . "\n" . \
+    "Config file:    " . $ConfigFile); \
+  attach=$Attach });
diff --git a/global-config b/global-config
index 9e69c18..25d0496 100644
--- a/global-config
+++ b/global-config
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Make sure all configuration properties are up to date and this
 # value is in sync with value in script 'global-functions'!
-:global GlobalConfigVersion 48;
+:global GlobalConfigVersion 49;
 
 # This is used for DNS and backup file.
 :global Domain "example.com";
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 # TelegramTokenIdOverride and TelegramChatIdOverride like this:
 #:global EmailGeneralToOverride {
 #  "check-certificates"="override@example.com";
+#  "email-backup"="backup@example.com";
 #}
 
 # Toggle this to disable symbols in notifications.
@@ -50,9 +51,6 @@
 :global BackupSendExport true;
 :global BackupPassword "v3ry-s3cr3t";
 :global BackupRandomDelay 0;
-# These addresses are used to send backup and config export files to.
-:global EmailBackupTo "";
-:global EmailBackupCc "";
 # These credentials are used to upload backup and config export files.
 # SFTP authentication is tricky, you may have to limit authentication
 # methods for your SSH server.
diff --git a/global-config-overlay b/global-config-overlay
index 316fde5..7057765 100644
--- a/global-config-overlay
+++ b/global-config-overlay
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Make sure all configuration properties are up to date and this
 # value is in sync with value in script 'global-functions'!
 # Comment or remove to disable news and change notifications.
-:global GlobalConfigVersion 48;
+:global GlobalConfigVersion 49;
 
 # Copy configuration from global-config here and modify it.
 
diff --git a/global-config.changes b/global-config.changes
index d3d1059..61850dd 100644
--- a/global-config.changes
+++ b/global-config.changes
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   46="Added configurable random delay in backup scripts to stretch execution and prevent resource congestion.";
   47="Removed obsolete intermediate certificate 'Let's Encrypt Authority X3' from store.";
   48="Added support for overriding e-mail and Telegram settings for every script.";
+  49="Dropped '\$EmailBackupTo' & '\$EmailBackupCc' from configuration, use settings override if required.";
 };
 
 # Migration steps to be applied on script updates
diff --git a/global-functions b/global-functions
index a1a070c..699b0fe 100644
--- a/global-functions
+++ b/global-functions
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # https://git.eworm.de/cgit/routeros-scripts/about/
 
 # expected configuration version
-:global ExpectedConfigVersion 48;
+:global ExpectedConfigVersion 49;
 
 # global variables not to be changed by user
 :global GlobalFunctionsReady false;