diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index adbf81668..b45e3ec5e 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
  *                    0=watch all folders normally (default)
  * - `show_emails`  = DC_SHOW_EMAILS_OFF (0)=
  *                    show direct replies to chats only,
- *                    DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ACCEPTED_CONTACTS (1)=
- *                    also show all mails of confirmed contacts,
+ *                    DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ALL1 (1)=
+ *                    deprecated, same as DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ALL,
  *                    DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ALL (2)=
- *                    also show mails of unconfirmed contacts (default).
+ *                    show all mails (default).
  * - `delete_device_after` = 0=do not delete messages from device automatically (default),
  *                    >=1=seconds, after which messages are deleted automatically from the device.
  *                    Messages in the "saved messages" chat (see dc_chat_is_self_talk()) are skipped.
@@ -6582,7 +6582,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
  * Values for dc_get|set_config("show_emails")
  */
 #define DC_SHOW_EMAILS_OFF               0
-#define DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ACCEPTED_CONTACTS 1
+#define DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ALL1              1
 #define DC_SHOW_EMAILS_ALL               2
 
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/const.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/const.py
index 2ca3c9f2c..cd4974bb4 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/const.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/const.py
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ class ShowEmails(IntEnum):
     """Show emails mode."""
 
     OFF = 0
-    ACCEPTED_CONTACTS = 1
     ALL = 2
 
 
diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index d4a1e326f..a8973a4de 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ pub enum Blocked {
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum ShowEmails {
     Off = 0,
-    AcceptedContacts = 1,
-    #[default] // also change Config.ShowEmails props(default) on changes
+
+    /// Deprecated 2025-04-16, same as All.
+    All1 = 1,
+
+    // also change Config.ShowEmails props(default) on changes
+    #[default]
     All = 2,
 }
 
@@ -253,10 +257,7 @@ mod tests {
         // values may be written to disk and must not change
         assert_eq!(ShowEmails::All, ShowEmails::default());
         assert_eq!(ShowEmails::Off, ShowEmails::from_i32(0).unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(
-            ShowEmails::AcceptedContacts,
-            ShowEmails::from_i32(1).unwrap()
-        );
+        assert_eq!(ShowEmails::All1, ShowEmails::from_i32(1).unwrap());
         assert_eq!(ShowEmails::All, ShowEmails::from_i32(2).unwrap());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/html.rs b/src/html.rs
index 5ba94ee6c..4b4891e45 100644
--- a/src/html.rs
+++ b/src/html.rs
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ test some special html-characters as < > and & but also " and &#x
     async fn test_html_forwarding_encrypted() {
         let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
         // Alice receives a non-delta html-message
-        // (`ShowEmails=AcceptedContacts` lets Alice actually receive non-delta messages for known
+        // (`ShowEmails=All` lets Alice actually receive non-delta messages for known
         // contacts, the contact is marked as known by creating a chat using `chat_with_contact()`)
         let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
         alice
diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 40d6a982e..1462f5c6b 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn prefetch_should_download(
         Some(f) => f,
         None => return Ok(false),
     };
-    let (_from_id, blocked_contact, origin) =
+    let (_from_id, blocked_contact, _origin) =
         match from_field_to_contact_id(context, &from, true).await? {
             Some(res) => res,
             None => return Ok(false),
@@ -2257,7 +2257,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn prefetch_should_download(
     }
 
     let is_chat_message = headers.get_header_value(HeaderDef::ChatVersion).is_some();
-    let accepted_contact = origin.is_known();
     let is_reply_to_chat_message = get_prefetch_parent_message(context, headers)
         .await?
         .map(|parent| match parent.is_dc_message {
@@ -2272,10 +2271,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn prefetch_should_download(
     let show = is_autocrypt_setup_message
         || match show_emails {
             ShowEmails::Off => is_chat_message || is_reply_to_chat_message,
-            ShowEmails::AcceptedContacts => {
-                is_chat_message || is_reply_to_chat_message || accepted_contact
-            }
-            ShowEmails::All => true,
+            ShowEmails::All | ShowEmails::All1 => true,
         };
 
     let should_download = (show && !blocked_contact) || maybe_ndn;
diff --git a/src/receive_imf.rs b/src/receive_imf.rs
index d5642db1e..dfffb66e0 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf.rs
@@ -775,8 +775,7 @@ async fn add_parts(
                 chat_id = Some(DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH);
                 allow_creation = false;
             }
-            ShowEmails::AcceptedContacts => allow_creation = false,
-            ShowEmails::All => allow_creation = !is_mdn,
+            ShowEmails::All | ShowEmails::All1 => allow_creation = !is_mdn,
         }
     } else {
         allow_creation = !is_mdn && !is_reaction;
diff --git a/src/receive_imf/receive_imf_tests.rs b/src/receive_imf/receive_imf_tests.rs
index c9093eb85..43a638b68 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf/receive_imf_tests.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf/receive_imf_tests.rs
@@ -113,11 +113,8 @@ async fn test_adhoc_group_outgoing_show_accepted_contact_unaccepted() -> Result<
     let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
     let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
     let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
-    bob.set_config(
-        Config::ShowEmails,
-        Some(&ShowEmails::AcceptedContacts.to_string()),
-    )
-    .await?;
+    bob.set_config(Config::ShowEmails, Some(&ShowEmails::All.to_string()))
+        .await?;
     tcm.send_recv(alice, bob, "hi").await;
     receive_imf(
         bob,