diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java
index 54daca437..680bf118b 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public class PersonViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
     @Override
     protected void setupQuickAddBar() {
         super.setupQuickAddBar();
-        quickAddBar.setUsePeopleControl(false);
         if (user != null) {
             quickAddBar.getQuickAddBox().setHint(getString(R.string.TLA_quick_add_hint_assign, user.getDisplayName()));
         }
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java
index 7d36ba6c1..604525e09 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
     private DeadlineControlSet deadlineControl;
     private RepeatControlSet repeatControl;
     private GCalControlSet gcalControl;
-    private EditPeopleControlSet peopleControl;
-    private boolean usePeopleControl = true;
 
     private String currentVoiceFile = null;
 
@@ -215,11 +213,6 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
         setUpQuickAddControlSets();
     }
 
-    public void setUsePeopleControl(boolean usePeopleControl) {
-        this.usePeopleControl = usePeopleControl;
-        peopleControl.getDisplayView().setVisibility(usePeopleControl ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
-    }
-
     private void setUpQuickAddControlSets() {
 
         repeatControl = new RepeatControlSet(activity,
@@ -236,24 +229,14 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
                 repeatControl.getDisplayView(), gcalControl.getDisplayView());
         deadlineControl.setIsQuickadd(true);
 
-        peopleControl = new EditPeopleControlSet(activity, fragment,
-                R.layout.control_set_assigned,
-                R.layout.control_set_default_display,
-                R.string.actfm_EPA_assign_label_long,
-                TaskEditFragment.REQUEST_LOG_IN);
-
         resetControlSets();
 
         LayoutParams lp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
                 LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, 1.0f);
-        View peopleDisplay = peopleControl.getDisplayView();
         View deadlineDisplay = deadlineControl.getDisplayView();
-        quickAddControls.addView(peopleDisplay, 0, lp);
-        quickAddControls.addView(deadlineDisplay, 2, lp);
+        quickAddControls.addView(deadlineDisplay, 0, lp);
         TextView tv = (TextView) deadlineDisplay.findViewById(R.id.display_row_edit);
         tv.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
-        tv = (TextView) peopleDisplay.findViewById(R.id.display_row_edit);
-        tv.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
     }
 
     private void resetControlSets() {
@@ -268,9 +251,6 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
         gcalControl.readFromTask(empty);
         gcalControl.resetCalendarSelector();
         deadlineControl.readFromTask(empty);
-        peopleControl.setUpData(empty, fragment.getActiveTagData());
-        peopleControl.assignToMe();
-        peopleControl.setTask(null);
     }
 
 
@@ -295,11 +275,7 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
             if (title != null) {
                 title = title.trim();
             }
-            boolean assignedToMe = usePeopleControl ? peopleControl.willBeAssignedToMe() : true;
-            if (!assignedToMe && !actFmPreferenceService.isLoggedIn()) {
-                peopleControl.assignToMe();
-                return null;
-            }
+            boolean assignedToMe = true;
 
             Task task = new Task();
             if (title != null) {
@@ -315,18 +291,10 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
                 TaskDao.createDefaultHideUntil(task);
             }
             gcalControl.writeToModel(task);
-            if (!assignedToMe) {
-                peopleControl.setTask(task);
-                peopleControl.saveSharingSettings(null);
-            }
 
             TaskService.createWithValues(task, fragment.getFilter().valuesForNewTasks, title);
 
-            String assignedTo = peopleControl.getAssignedToString();
-            String assignedEmail = "";
-            String assignedId = task.getValue(Task.USER_ID);
             if (Task.userIdIsEmail(task.getValue(Task.USER_ID))) {
-                assignedEmail = task.getValue(Task.USER_ID);
             }
 
             resetControlSets();
@@ -336,10 +304,6 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
             if(!TextUtils.isEmpty(title)) {
             }
 
-            if (activity instanceof TaskListActivity && !assignedToMe) {
-                ((TaskListActivity) activity).taskAssignedTo(assignedTo, assignedEmail, assignedId);
-            }
-
             TextView quickAdd = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.quickAddText);
             quickAdd.setText(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
 
@@ -445,11 +409,6 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout {
             // voicerecognition, so bail out
             return true;
         } else if (requestCode == TaskEditFragment.REQUEST_CODE_CONTACT) {
-            if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
-                peopleControl.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
-            } else {
-                peopleControl.assignToMe();
-            }
             return true;
         }