diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/article_new.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/article_new.coffee
index 3045db8a4..31435440b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/article_new.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_zoom/article_new.coffee
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@ class App.TicketZoomArticleNew extends App.Controller
     'click .js-toggleVisibility':    'toggleVisibility'
     'click .js-articleTypeItem':     'selectArticleType'
     'click .js-selectedArticleType': 'showSelectableArticleType'
-    'click .recipient-picker':       'toggle_recipients'
-    'click .recipient-list':         'stopPropagation'
     'click .js-mail-inputs':         'stopPropagation'
     'click .js-writeArea':           'stopPropagation'
     'click .list-entry-type div':    'change_type'
-    'submit .recipient-list form':   'add_recipient'
     'focus .js-textarea':            'openTextarea'
     #'dragenter':                    'onDragenter'
     #'dragleave':                    'onDragleave'
@@ -231,72 +228,10 @@ class App.TicketZoomArticleNew extends App.Controller
         )
       @subscribeIdTextModule = ticket.subscribe( callback )
 
-  toggle_recipients: =>
-    if !@pickRecipientsCatcher
-      @show_recipients()
-    else
-      @hide_recipients()
-
-  show_recipients: ->
-    padding = 15
-
-    @recipientPicker.addClass('is-open')
-    @recipientList.removeClass('hide')
-
-    pickerDimensions = @recipientPicker.get(0).getBoundingClientRect()
-    availableHeight = @recipientPicker.scrollParent().outerHeight()
-
-    top = pickerDimensions.height/2 - @recipientList.height()/2
-    bottomDistance = availableHeight - padding - (pickerDimensions.top + top + @recipientList.height())
-
-    if bottomDistance < 0
-      top += bottomDistance
-
-    arrowCenter = -top + pickerDimensions.height/2
-
-    @recipientListArrow.css('top', arrowCenter)
-    @recipientList.css('top', top)
-
-    $.Velocity.hook(@recipientList, 'transformOriginX', '0')
-    $.Velocity.hook(@recipientList, 'transformOriginY', "#{ arrowCenter }px")
-
-    @recipientList.velocity
-      properties:
-        scale: [ 1, 0 ]
-        opacity: [ 1, 0 ]
-      options:
-        speed: 300
-        easing: [ 0.34, 1.61, 0.7, 1 ]
-
-    @pickRecipientsCatcher = new App.ClickCatcher
-      holder: @el.offsetParent()
-      callback: @hide_recipients
-      zIndexScale: 6
-
-  hide_recipients: =>
-    @pickRecipientsCatcher.remove()
-    @pickRecipientsCatcher = null
-
-    @recipientPicker.removeClass('is-open')
-
-    @recipientList.velocity
-      properties:
-        scale: [ 0, 1 ]
-        opacity: [ 0, 1 ]
-      options:
-        speed: 300
-        easing: [ 500, 20 ]
-        complete: -> @recipientList.addClass('hide')
-
   change_type: (e) ->
     $(e.target).addClass('active').siblings('.active').removeClass('active')
     # store $(this).data('value')
 
-  add_recipient: (e) ->
-    e.stopPropagation()
-    e.preventDefault()
-    # store recipient
-
   toggleVisibility: (event) ->
     event.stopPropagation()
     if @articleNewEdit.hasClass 'is-public'
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_new.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_new.jst.eco
index 4d5e1d8a0..79a1e413e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_new.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_new.jst.eco
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="article-content zIndex-5 bubble-gap">
-<!--
-    <label class="recipients"><%- @T('Recipients') %>
-      <div class="avatar" style="background-image: url(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1216362658/DSC_0084-p_normal.jpg)"></div>
-      <div class="avatar" style="background-image: url(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1216362658/DSC_0084-p_bigger.jpg)"></div>
-    </label>
--->
     <div class="internal-border">
 
       <div class="input form-group">