diff --git a/docs/about.md b/docs/about.md
index cf7a7316..e476b0b7 100644
--- a/docs/about.md
+++ b/docs/about.md
@@ -70,12 +70,7 @@ In general, importing and using an API looks something like this:
 % invisible-code-block: python
 %
 % from plone import api
-% from plone.api.exc import InvalidParameterError
-% try:
-%     api.portal.set_registry_record('plone.use_email_as_login', True)
-% except InvalidParameterError:
-%     portal = api.portal.get()
-%     portal.portal_properties.site_properties.use_email_as_login = True
+% api.portal.set_registry_record('plone.use_email_as_login', True)
 
 ```python
 from plone import api
diff --git a/docs/user.md b/docs/user.md
index 11362b43..c04ccd0b 100644
--- a/docs/user.md
+++ b/docs/user.md
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ If your portal is configured to use emails as usernames, you just need to pass i
 % invisible-code-block: python
 %
 % from plone import api
-% from plone.api.exc import InvalidParameterError
-% try:
-%     api.portal.set_registry_record('plone.use_email_as_login', True)
-% except InvalidParameterError:
-%     portal = api.portal.get()
-%     portal.portal_properties.site_properties.use_email_as_login = True
+% api.portal.set_registry_record('plone.use_email_as_login', True)
 
 ```python
 from plone import api
@@ -47,11 +42,7 @@ Otherwise, you also need to pass in the username of the new user.
 
 % invisible-code-block: python
 %
-% try:
-%     api.portal.set_registry_record('plone.use_email_as_login', False)
-% except InvalidParameterError:
-%     portal = api.portal.get()
-%     portal.portal_properties.site_properties.use_email_as_login = False
+% api.portal.set_registry_record('plone.use_email_as_login', False)
 
 ```python
 user = api.user.create(email='jane@plone.org', username='jane')
diff --git a/news/125.bugfix b/news/125.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e1def71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/125.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Removed `portal_properties` from documentation and tests.
+[maurits]
diff --git a/src/plone/api/tests/test_portal.py b/src/plone/api/tests/test_portal.py
index 39992127..32bfa810 100644
--- a/src/plone/api/tests/test_portal.py
+++ b/src/plone/api/tests/test_portal.py
@@ -100,32 +100,23 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def _set_localization_date_format(self):
         """Set the expected localized date format."""
-        from plone.api.exc import InvalidParameterError
-
         name_root = "Products.CMFPlone.i18nl10n.override_dateformat."
-        try:
-            portal.set_registry_record(
-                name=name_root + "Enabled",
-                value=True,
-            )
-            portal.set_registry_record(
-                name=name_root + "date_format_long",
-                value="%b %d, %Y %I:%M %p",
-            )
-            portal.set_registry_record(
-                name=name_root + "time_format",
-                value="%I:%M %p",
-            )
-            portal.set_registry_record(
-                name=name_root + "date_format_short",
-                value="%b %d, %Y",
-            )
-        except InvalidParameterError:
-            # before Plone 4.3, date formats were stored in portal_properties
-            properties = portal.get_tool("portal_properties")
-            properties.localLongTimeFormat = "%b %d, %Y %I:%M %p"
-            properties.localTimeOnlyFormat = "%I:%M %p"
-            properties.localTimeFormat = "%b %d, %Y"
+        portal.set_registry_record(
+            name=name_root + "Enabled",
+            value=True,
+        )
+        portal.set_registry_record(
+            name=name_root + "date_format_long",
+            value="%b %d, %Y %I:%M %p",
+        )
+        portal.set_registry_record(
+            name=name_root + "time_format",
+            value="%I:%M %p",
+        )
+        portal.set_registry_record(
+            name=name_root + "date_format_short",
+            value="%b %d, %Y",
+        )
 
     def test_get(self):
         """Test getting the portal object."""
diff --git a/src/plone/api/tests/test_user.py b/src/plone/api/tests/test_user.py
index bfc770e3..f876e07a 100644
--- a/src/plone/api/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/src/plone/api/tests/test_user.py
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ def _check_userid_and_username_different(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(userid, username)
 
     def _set_emaillogin(self, value):
-        from plone.api.exc import InvalidParameterError
-
-        try:
-            api.portal.set_registry_record("plone.use_email_as_login", value)
-        except InvalidParameterError:
-            portal = api.portal.get()
-            portal.portal_properties.site_properties.use_email_as_login = value
+        api.portal.set_registry_record("plone.use_email_as_login", value)
 
     def test_create_no_email(self):
         """Test that exception is raised if no email is given."""