diff --git a/synapse/push/pusher.py b/synapse/push/pusher.py
index f7c3021fcc2f3a38b6be35b542e5098b54245869..25a45af77566e456352f77ba6143e8ff7ca75e74 100644
--- a/synapse/push/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/pusher.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from httppusher import HttpPusher
-from emailpusher import EmailPusher
-
-PUSHER_TYPES = {
-    'http': HttpPusher,
-    'email': EmailPusher,
-}
 
 
 def create_pusher(hs, pusherdict):
+    PUSHER_TYPES = {
+        "http": HttpPusher,
+    }
+
+    if hs.config.email_enable_notifs:
+        from emailpusher import EmailPusher
+        PUSHER_TYPES["email"] = EmailPusher
+
     if pusherdict['kind'] in PUSHER_TYPES:
         return PUSHER_TYPES[pusherdict['kind']](hs, pusherdict)