diff --git a/system/helpers/email_helper.php b/system/helpers/email_helper.php
index 6f5d172..dfb166a 100644
--- a/system/helpers/email_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/email_helper.php
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 	/**
 	 * Validate email address
 	 *
-	 * @param	string
+	 * @deprecated	3.0.0	Use PHP's filter_var() instead
+	 * @param	string	$email
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
 	function valid_email($email)
@@ -59,12 +60,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Send an email
 	 *
-	 * @param	string
-	 * @param	string
-	 * @param	string
+	 * @deprecated	3.0.0	Use PHP's mail() instead
+	 * @param	string	$recipient
+	 * @param	string	$subject
+	 * @param	string	$message
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function send_email($recipient, $subject = 'Test email', $message = 'Hello World')
+	function send_email($recipient, $subject, $message)
 	{
 		return mail($recipient, $subject, $message);
 	}