diff --git a/lib/devise.rb b/lib/devise.rb
index dae7bda6..bce7e94c 100755
--- a/lib/devise.rb
+++ b/lib/devise.rb
@@ -143,20 +143,8 @@ module Devise
   @@confirmation_keys = [:email]
 
   # Defines if email should be reconfirmable.
-  # False by default for backwards compatibility.
-  # TODO: 4.1 Do: @@reconfirmable = true
-  mattr_reader :reconfirmable
-  @@reconfirmable = false
-
-  def self.reconfirmable=(reconfirmable)
-    app_set_configs << :reconfirmable
-    @@reconfirmable = reconfirmable
-  end
-
-  def reconfirmable=(reconfirmable)
-    app_set_configs << :reconfirmable
-    @@reconfirmable = reconfirmable
-  end
+  mattr_accessor :reconfirmable
+  @@reconfirmable = true
 
   # Time interval to timeout the user session without activity.
   mattr_accessor :timeout_in
@@ -319,7 +307,6 @@ module Devise
   def self.setup
     yield self
 
-    warn_default_config_changed(:reconfirmable, 'false', 'true')
     warn_default_config_changed(:sign_out_via, ':get', ':delete')
     warn_default_config_changed(:skip_session_storage, '[]', '[:http_auth]')
   end
diff --git a/test/devise_test.rb b/test/devise_test.rb
index fe75a45a..4c0b1efe 100755
--- a/test/devise_test.rb
+++ b/test/devise_test.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class DeviseTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   test 'setup block warns about defaults changing' do
     Devise.app_set_configs = Set.new
 
-    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.expects(:warn).with() { |value| value =~ /reconfirmable/ }
     ActiveSupport::Deprecation.expects(:warn).with() { |value| value =~ /sign_out_via/ }
     ActiveSupport::Deprecation.expects(:warn).with() { |value| value =~ /skip_session_storage/ }
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ class DeviseTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     ActiveSupport::Deprecation.expects(:warn).never
 
     swap Devise,
-        reconfirmable: false,
         sign_out_via: :get,
         skip_session_storage: [] do
         Devise.setup do
diff --git a/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user.rb b/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user.rb
index 9d7cac21..c3b023a4 100644
--- a/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user.rb
+++ b/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ module SharedUser
   included do
     devise :database_authenticatable, :confirmable, :lockable, :recoverable,
            :registerable, :rememberable, :timeoutable,
-           :trackable, :validatable, :omniauthable, password_length: 7..72
+           :trackable, :validatable, :omniauthable, password_length: 7..72,
+           reconfirmable: false
 
     attr_accessor :other_key
 
diff --git a/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user_without_omniauth.rb b/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user_without_omniauth.rb
index df145e35..7f0396c0 100644
--- a/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user_without_omniauth.rb
+++ b/test/rails_app/lib/shared_user_without_omniauth.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module SharedUserWithoutOmniauth
   included do
     devise :database_authenticatable, :confirmable, :lockable, :recoverable,
       :registerable, :rememberable, :timeoutable,
-      :trackable, :validatable
+      :trackable, :validatable, reconfirmable: false
   end
 
   def raw_confirmation_token