diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 6efd81f20..7dfa78dad 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS = [
 ]
 
 CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
-    "email": ["Jinja2>=2.9", "bleach>=1.4.2"],
+    "email": ["Jinja2>=2.9", "bleach>=1.4.3"],
     "matrix-synapse-ldap3": ["matrix-synapse-ldap3>=0.1"],
 
     # we use execute_batch, which arrived in psycopg 2.7.
diff --git a/tests/push/test_email.py b/tests/push/test_email.py
index 9cdde1a9b..9bc5f07de 100644
--- a/tests/push/test_email.py
+++ b/tests/push/test_email.py
@@ -24,15 +24,9 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, room
 
 from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
 
-try:
-    from synapse.push.mailer import load_jinja2_templates
-except Exception:
-    load_jinja2_templates = None
-
 
 class EmailPusherTests(HomeserverTestCase):
 
-    skip = "No Jinja installed" if not load_jinja2_templates else None
     servlets = [
         synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
         room.register_servlets,
diff --git a/tests/push/test_http.py b/tests/push/test_http.py
index aba618b2b..22c3f73ef 100644
--- a/tests/push/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/push/test_http.py
@@ -23,15 +23,9 @@ from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable
 
 from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
 
-try:
-    from synapse.push.mailer import load_jinja2_templates
-except Exception:
-    load_jinja2_templates = None
-
 
 class HTTPPusherTests(HomeserverTestCase):
 
-    skip = "No Jinja installed" if not load_jinja2_templates else None
     servlets = [
         synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
         room.register_servlets,
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_consent.py b/tests/rest/client/test_consent.py
index 88f8f1abd..efc5a99db 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_consent.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_consent.py
@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ from synapse.rest.consent import consent_resource
 from tests import unittest
 from tests.server import render
 
-try:
-    from synapse.push.mailer import load_jinja2_templates
-except Exception:
-    load_jinja2_templates = None
-
 
 class ConsentResourceTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
-    skip = "No Jinja installed" if not load_jinja2_templates else None
     servlets = [
         synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
         room.register_servlets,
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index 0cb6a363d..e9d8f3c73 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import account_validity, register, sync
 
 from tests import unittest
 
-try:
-    from synapse.push.mailer import load_jinja2_templates
-except ImportError:
-    load_jinja2_templates = None
-
 
 class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
@@ -307,7 +302,6 @@ class AccountValidityTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
 class AccountValidityRenewalByEmailTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
-    skip = "No Jinja installed" if not load_jinja2_templates else None
     servlets = [
         register.register_servlets,
         synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,