diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
index e3eb7960b4..94285bb0fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
     public void connect(EntityAccount account) throws MessagingException {
         connect(
                 account.host, account.port,
-                account.auth_type, account.provider, account.poll_interval,
+                account.auth_type, account.provider,
                 account.user, account.password,
                 new ServiceAuthenticator.IAuthenticated() {
                     @Override
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
     public void connect(EntityIdentity identity) throws MessagingException {
         connect(
                 identity.host, identity.port,
-                identity.auth_type, identity.provider, 0,
+                identity.auth_type, identity.provider,
                 identity.user, identity.password,
                 new ServiceAuthenticator.IAuthenticated() {
                     @Override
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
             int auth, String provider,
             String user, String password,
             String certificate, String fingerprint) throws MessagingException {
-        connect(host, port, auth, provider, 0, user, password, null, certificate, fingerprint);
+        connect(host, port, auth, provider, user, password, null, certificate, fingerprint);
     }
 
     private void connect(
             String host, int port,
-            int auth, String provider, int keep_alive,
+            int auth, String provider,
             String user, String password,
             ServiceAuthenticator.IAuthenticated intf,
             String certificate, String fingerprint) throws MessagingException {
@@ -442,8 +442,7 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
         }
 
         properties.put("mail." + protocol + ".forcepasswordrefresh", "true");
-        authenticator = new ServiceAuthenticator(context,
-                auth, provider, keep_alive, user, password, intf);
+        authenticator = new ServiceAuthenticator(context, auth, provider, user, password, intf);
 
         if ("imap.wp.pl".equals(host))
             properties.put("mail.idledone", "false");
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java
index 93b338b986..54a1e6080b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class GmailState {
     private long acquired;
 
     static final String TYPE_GOOGLE = "com.google";
-    private static final long TOKEN_LIFETIME = 45 * 60 * 1000L; // milliseconds
+    private static final long TOKEN_LIFETIME = 60 * 60 * 1000L; // milliseconds
 
     private GmailState(String token, long acquired) {
         this.token = token;
@@ -60,17 +60,10 @@ public class GmailState {
             return acquired + TOKEN_LIFETIME;
     }
 
-    void refresh(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull String user, boolean expire, long keep_alive)
+    void refresh(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull String user, boolean expire)
             throws AuthenticatorException, OperationCanceledException, IOException {
         long now = new Date().getTime();
         Long expiration = getAccessTokenExpirationTime();
-        if (expiration != null && expiration - keep_alive < now) {
-            EntityLog.log(context, "Force invalidation" +
-                    " expiration=" + new Date(expiration) +
-                    " keep-alive=" + (keep_alive / 60 / 1000) + "m");
-            expire = true;
-        }
-
         if (expiration != null && expiration - ServiceAuthenticator.MIN_EXPIRE_INTERVAL > now)
             expire = false;
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceAuthenticator.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceAuthenticator.java
index 15820b07b4..1c93f3d576 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceAuthenticator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceAuthenticator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public class ServiceAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
     private Context context;
     private int auth;
     private String provider;
-    private long keep_alive;
     private String user;
     private String password;
     private IAuthenticated intf;
@@ -60,13 +59,12 @@ public class ServiceAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
 
     ServiceAuthenticator(
             Context context,
-            int auth, String provider, int keep_alive,
+            int auth, String provider,
             String user, String password,
             IAuthenticated intf) {
         this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
         this.auth = auth;
         this.provider = provider;
-        this.keep_alive = keep_alive * 60 * 1000L;
         this.user = user;
         this.password = password;
         this.intf = intf;
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ public class ServiceAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
     String refreshToken(boolean expire) throws AuthenticatorException, OperationCanceledException, IOException, JSONException, MessagingException {
         if (auth == AUTH_TYPE_GMAIL) {
             GmailState authState = GmailState.jsonDeserialize(password);
-            authState.refresh(context, user, expire, keep_alive);
+            authState.refresh(context, user, expire);
             Long expiration = authState.getAccessTokenExpirationTime();
             if (expiration != null)
                 EntityLog.log(context, user + " token expiration=" + new Date(expiration));
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ public class ServiceAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
             return authState.getAccessToken();
         } else if (auth == AUTH_TYPE_OAUTH && provider != null) {
             AuthState authState = AuthState.jsonDeserialize(password);
-            OAuthRefresh(context, provider, authState, expire, keep_alive);
+            OAuthRefresh(context, provider, authState, expire);
             Long expiration = authState.getAccessTokenExpirationTime();
             if (expiration != null)
                 EntityLog.log(context, user + " token expiration=" + new Date(expiration));
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ public class ServiceAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
         void onPasswordChanged(Context context, String newPassword);
     }
 
-    private static void OAuthRefresh(Context context, String id, AuthState authState, boolean expire, long keep_alive)
+    private static void OAuthRefresh(Context context, String id, AuthState authState, boolean expire)
             throws MessagingException {
         try {
             if ("gmail".equals(id) && !BuildConfig.DEBUG)
@@ -152,13 +150,6 @@ public class ServiceAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
 
             long now = new Date().getTime();
             Long expiration = authState.getAccessTokenExpirationTime();
-            if (expiration != null && expiration - keep_alive < now) {
-                EntityLog.log(context, "OAuth force refresh" +
-                        " expiration=" + new Date(expiration) +
-                        " keep_alive=" + (keep_alive / 60 / 1000) + "m");
-                expire = true;
-            }
-
             if (expiration != null && expiration - MIN_EXPIRE_INTERVAL > now)
                 expire = false;