diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_no_contacts_message.haml b/app/views/aspects/_no_contacts_message.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0878ffabc72d84d6a14d151056ed3cd36eef1178..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/views/aspects/_no_contacts_message.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-#no_contacts.floating.empty_message{:style => ("display:none" unless contact_count == 0)}
-  %h3=t('.nobody')
-  - if current_user.invites > 0
-    %h4= link_to t('.invite'), new_user_invitation_path
-
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
index eeb06b112b96191a31ae96cee6e89e06a5fe1a42..3983696b2fd1cf66aaa5f70a16facf7502a75ea4 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 - content_for :head do
   = include_javascripts :home
 
-
 .span-15.append-2
-  = render 'aspects/no_contacts_message', :aspect => @aspect, :contact_count => @contact_count
-
   #aspect_stream_container
     = render 'aspect_stream',
       :aspect => @aspect,
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 8e58642e4b2bfc1cd463a701255d9613e3c918d2..65a4eb877f7683dc13cec574a316d89a41dcef9c 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ en:
       post_time: "post time"
     show:
       edit_aspect: "edit aspect"
-    no_contacts_message:
-      nobody: "Bring the people that matter in your life to Diaspora!"
-      nobody_in_aspect: "Your aspect '%{aspect_name}' is empty."
-      add_contact: "Add a contact"
-      add_contact_to: "Add someone to %{aspect_name}"
-      invite: "Invite someone to join Diaspora!"
     no_posts_message:
       start_talking: "Nobody has said anything yet.  Get the conversation started!"
     manage:
diff --git a/features/signs_up.feature b/features/signs_up.feature
index ed5ee378aad2950651533eab2363c0cc6e197edd..bb435d781a64d47cf7adb2123c7985bcd6f9fce0 100644
--- a/features/signs_up.feature
+++ b/features/signs_up.feature
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Feature: new user registration
 
     Then I should be on the aspects page
     And I should not see "skip getting started"
-    And I should see "Bring the people that matter in your life to Diaspora!"
 
   Scenario: new user skips the setup wizard and returns to the setup wizard
     When I follow "skip getting started"
@@ -34,4 +33,3 @@ Feature: new user registration
     When I follow "skip getting started"
     And I wait for "the aspects page" to load
     Then I should be on the aspects page
-    And I should see "Bring the people that matter in your life to Diaspora!"