diff --git a/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php b/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php
index 8e88749..a78b6fc 100644
--- a/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php
+++ b/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ abstract class BaseMailer extends Component
 	 * )
 	 * ~~~
 	 */
-	private $_defaultMessageConfig = [];
+	public $messageConfig = [];
 
 	/**
 	 * @param array|\yii\base\View $view view instance or its array configuration.
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@ abstract class BaseMailer extends Component
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param array $defaultMessageConfig default message config
-	 */
-	public function setDefaultMessageConfig(array $defaultMessageConfig)
-	{
-		$this->_defaultMessageConfig = $defaultMessageConfig;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return array default message config
-	 */
-	public function getDefaultMessageConfig()
-	{
-		return $this->_defaultMessageConfig;
-	}
-
-	/**
 	 * Creates view instance from given configuration.
 	 * @param array $config view configuration.
 	 * @return \yii\base\View view instance.
diff --git a/framework/yii/mail/BaseMessage.php b/framework/yii/mail/BaseMessage.php
index 5593cec..f48310c 100644
--- a/framework/yii/mail/BaseMessage.php
+++ b/framework/yii/mail/BaseMessage.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ abstract class BaseMessage extends Object implements MessageInterface
 	 */
 	public function init()
 	{
-		Yii::configure($this, $this->getMailer()->getDefaultMessageConfig());
+		Yii::configure($this, $this->getMailer()->messageConfig);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php
index e80ca0c..84bb293 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php
@@ -111,15 +111,15 @@ class BaseMailerTest extends TestCase
 
 	public function testDefaultMessageConfig()
 	{
-		$defaultMessageConfig = array(
+		$messageConfig = array(
 			'id' => 'test-id',
 			'encoding' => 'test-encoding',
 		);
-		Yii::$app->getComponent('email')->setDefaultMessageConfig($defaultMessageConfig);
+		Yii::$app->getComponent('email')->messageConfig = $messageConfig;
 
 		$message = new Message();
 
-		foreach ($defaultMessageConfig as $name => $value) {
+		foreach ($messageConfig as $name => $value) {
 			$this->assertEquals($value, $message->$name);
 		}
 	}