diff --git a/app/controllers/workshops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/workshops_controller.rb
index c23dd80..49792ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/workshops_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/workshops_controller.rb
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class WorkshopsController < ApplicationController
     # create the request by making the user a facilitator but making their role 'requested'
     WorkshopFacilitator.create(user_id: current_user.id, workshop_id: workshop.id, role: :requested)
 
-    UserMailer.send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request, workshop.id, current_user.id, params[:message])
+    send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request, workshop.id, current_user.id, params[:message])
 
     redirect_to sent_facilitate_workshop_url(@this_conference.slug, workshop.id)
   end
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class WorkshopsController < ApplicationController
         f.role = :collaborator
         f.save
         LinguaFranca.with_locale(user.locale) do
-          UserMailer.send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request_approved, workshop.id, user.id)
+          send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request_approved, workshop.id, user.id)
         end
         return redirect_to view_workshop_url(@this_conference.slug, workshop.id)
       end
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class WorkshopsController < ApplicationController
           :workshop_id => workshop.id,
           :user_id => user_id)
         LinguaFranca.with_locale user.locale do
-          UserMailer.send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request_denied, workshop.id, user.id)
+          send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request_denied, workshop.id, user.id)
         end
         return redirect_to view_workshop_url(@this_conference.slug, workshop.id)    
       end
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class WorkshopsController < ApplicationController
       WorkshopFacilitator.create(user_id: user.id, workshop_id: workshop.id, role: :collaborator)
       
       LinguaFranca.with_locale user.locale do
-        UserMailer.send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request_approved, workshop.id, user.id)
+        send_mail(:workshop_facilitator_request_approved, workshop.id, user.id)
       end
     end
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class WorkshopsController < ApplicationController
 
       unless comment.user.id == current_user.id
         LinguaFranca.with_locale comment.user.locale do
-          UserMailer.send_mail(:workshop_comment, workshop.id, new_comment.id, comment.user.id)
+          send_mail(:workshop_comment, workshop.id, new_comment.id, comment.user.id)
         end
       end
     elsif params[:button] = 'add_comment'
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class WorkshopsController < ApplicationController
       workshop.active_facilitators.each do | u |
         unless u.id == current_user.id
           LinguaFranca.with_locale u.locale do
-            UserMailer.send_mail(:workshop_comment, workshop.id, new_comment.id, u.id)
+            send_mail(:workshop_comment, workshop.id, new_comment.id, u.id)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
index 2b42f30..bdd9ea2 100644
--- a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
@@ -167,14 +167,6 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base
     mail to: 'goodgodwin@hotmail.com', subject: @subject
   end
 
-  def self.send_mail(*args)
-    if Rails.env.preview? || Rails.env.production?
-      delay(queue: Rails.env.to_s).send(*args)
-    else
-      send(*args).deliver_now
-    end
-  end
-
   private
   def set_host(*args)
     if Rails.env.production?