diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6b76ad04d..68d03627e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -8,40 +8,18 @@ pipeline {
         }
         stage ('Start') {
           steps {
-            // send build started notifications
             slackSend (color: '#FFFF00', message: "STARTED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]' (${env.BUILD_URL})")
-
-            // send to email
-            emailext (
-                subject: "STARTED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]'",
-                body: """<p>STARTED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]':</p>
-                  <p>Check console output at &QUOT;<a href='${env.BUILD_URL}'>${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]</a>&QUOT;</p>""",
-                recipientProviders: [[$class: 'DevelopersRecipientProvider']]
-              )
           }
         }
+    }
+
+    post {
+      success {
+        slackSend (color: '#00FF00', message: "SUCCESSFUL: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]' (${env.BUILD_URL})")
       }
-      post {
-        success {
-          slackSend (color: '#00FF00', message: "SUCCESSFUL: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]' (${env.BUILD_URL})")
 
-          emailext (
-              subject: "SUCCESSFUL: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]'",
-              body: """<p>SUCCESSFUL: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]':</p>
-                <p>Check console output at &QUOT;<a href='${env.BUILD_URL}'>${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]</a>&QUOT;</p>""",
-              recipientProviders: [[$class: 'DevelopersRecipientProvider']]
-            )
-        }
-
-        failure {
-          slackSend (color: '#FF0000', message: "FAILED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]' (${env.BUILD_URL})")
-
-          emailext (
-              subject: "FAILED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]'",
-              body: """<p>FAILED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]':</p>
-                <p>Check console output at &QUOT;<a href='${env.BUILD_URL}'>${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]</a>&QUOT;</p>""",
-              recipientProviders: [[$class: 'DevelopersRecipientProvider']]
-            )
-        }
-  }
+      failure {
+        slackSend (color: '#FF0000', message: "FAILED: Job '${env.JOB_NAME} [${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]' (${env.BUILD_URL})")
+      }
+    }
 }