diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a87f0aef..bc56e606 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ function App() {
     waasConfigKey: '<your-waas-config-key>',
     googleClientId,
     appleClientId,
-    appleRedirectUrl,
-    emailAuthVersion // (default 2), 1 for legacy
+    appleRedirectUrl
   })
   */
 
diff --git a/examples/react/src/config.ts b/examples/react/src/config.ts
index 755ef520..8ed16729 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/config.ts
+++ b/examples/react/src/config.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const getWaasConnectors = () => {
       appleRedirectURI,
       appName: 'Kit Demo',
       projectAccessKey,
-      // emailAuthVersion: 1,
+      // legacyEmailAuth: true,
       enableConfirmationModal: localStorage.getItem('confirmationEnabled') === 'true',
       isDev: isDebugMode
     })
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/config/defaultConnectors.ts b/packages/kit/src/config/defaultConnectors.ts
index f35ccab1..4a9a2b2f 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/config/defaultConnectors.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/config/defaultConnectors.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ interface GetDefaultWaasConnectors {
   appName: string
   defaultChainId?: number
 
-  emailAuthVersion?: 1 | 2
+  legacyEmailAuth?: boolean
 
   enableConfirmationModal?: boolean
 
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ export const getDefaultWaasConnectors = ({
   appName,
   defaultChainId,
   enableConfirmationModal,
-  emailAuthVersion,
+  legacyEmailAuth = false,
   isDev = false
 }: GetDefaultWaasConnectors): CreateConnectorFn[] => {
   const wallets: any[] = [
     emailWaas({
-      emailAuthVersion,
       projectAccessKey,
       waasConfigKey,
       enableConfirmationModal,
       network: defaultChainId,
+      legacyEmailAuth,
       isDev
     }),
     coinbaseWallet({
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/connectors/email/emailWaas.ts b/packages/kit/src/connectors/email/emailWaas.ts
index 4fce5d4c..ca03b46b 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/connectors/email/emailWaas.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/connectors/email/emailWaas.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import { sequenceWaasWallet, BaseSequenceWaasConnectorOptions } from '../wagmiCo
 
 import { getEmailLogo } from './EmailLogo'
 
-export type EmailWaasOptions = { emailAuthVersion?: 1 | 2 } & Omit<BaseSequenceWaasConnectorOptions, 'loginType'>
+export type EmailWaasOptions = { legacyEmailAuth?: boolean } & Omit<BaseSequenceWaasConnectorOptions, 'loginType'>
 
-export const emailWaas = ({ emailAuthVersion = 2, ...rest }: EmailWaasOptions): Wallet => ({
+export const emailWaas = ({ legacyEmailAuth = false, ...rest }: EmailWaasOptions): Wallet => ({
   id: 'email-waas',
   logoDark: getEmailLogo({ isDarkMode: true }),
   logoLight: getEmailLogo({ isDarkMode: false }),
   name: 'Email',
   type: 'social',
   createConnector: () => {
-    const options = { emailAuthVersion, ...rest }
+    const options = { legacyEmailAuth, ...rest }
     const connector = sequenceWaasWallet({
       ...options,
       loginType: 'email'
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/hooks/useWaasEmailAuth.ts b/packages/kit/src/hooks/useWaasEmailAuth.ts
index 4bced5f7..147f9cdd 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/hooks/useWaasEmailAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/hooks/useWaasEmailAuth.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function useEmailAuth({
     setLoading(true)
     setError(undefined)
 
-    if (params.emailAuthVersion === 1) {
+    if (params.legacyEmailAuth) {
       try {
         const { instance } = await waas.email.initiateAuth({ email })
         setInstance(instance)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function useEmailAuth({
     setLoading(true)
     setError(undefined)
 
-    if (params.emailAuthVersion === 1) {
+    if (params.legacyEmailAuth) {
       // version 1
       try {
         const sessionHash = await waas.getSessionHash()