diff --git a/synapse/config/pushconfig.py b/push.py
similarity index 94%
rename from synapse/config/pushconfig.py
rename to push.py
index afe8aba0a8..4e5f428820 100644
--- a/synapse/config/pushconfig.py
+++ b/push.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# This file can't be called email.py because if it is, we cannot:
-import email.utils
-
 from ._base import Config
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index 327c7e4fc6..b22cacf8dc 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from .jwt import JWTConfig
 from .password_auth_providers import PasswordAuthProviderConfig
 from .emailconfig import EmailConfig
 from .workers import WorkerConfig
-from .pushconfig import PushConfig
+from .push import PushConfig
 
 
 class HomeServerConfig(TlsConfig, ServerConfig, DatabaseConfig, LoggingConfig,
diff --git a/synapse/push/httppusher.py b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
index f3f872895a..8a5d473108 100644
--- a/synapse/push/httppusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class HttpPusher(object):
         if event.type == 'm.room.member':
             d['notification']['membership'] = event.content['membership']
             d['notification']['user_is_target'] = event.state_key == self.user_id
-        if not hs.config.push_redact_content and 'content' in event:
+        if not self.hs.config.push_redact_content and 'content' in event:
             d['notification']['content'] = event.content
 
         # We no longer send aliases separately, instead, we send the human