diff --git a/docs/React.md b/docs/React.md
index 8d716770e..d8f80c6dc 100644
--- a/docs/React.md
+++ b/docs/React.md
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@ Here are a few examples of how to use it to extend N1. Typically, packages regis
 	      role: 'Composer:ActionButton'
 	```
 
-3. Replace the `Participants` component that ships with N1 to display thread participants on your own:
-
-	```coffee
-	    ComponentRegistry.register ParticipantsWithStatusDots,
-	        role: 'Participants'
-	```
-
 *Tip: Remember to unregister components in the `deactivate` method of your package.*
 
 
diff --git a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/ContactChip.cjsx b/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/ContactChip.cjsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d2477e577..000000000
--- a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/ContactChip.cjsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-React = require "react"
-{Actions} = require 'nylas-exports'
-crypto = require "crypto"
-
-class ContactChip extends React.Component
-  @displayName: "ContactChip"
-
-  render: =>
-    className = "contact-chip"
-    if @props.clickable
-      className += " clickable"
-
-    <span className={className} onClick={@_onClick}>
-      <span className="contact-name">{@_getParticipantDisplay()}</span>
-    </span>
-
-  _onClick: =>
-    return unless @props.clickable
-    clipboard = require('clipboard')
-    clipboard.writeText(@props.participant.email)
-    Actions.postNotification({message: "Copied #{@props.participant.email} to clipboard", type: 'success'})
-
-  _getParticipantDisplay: =>
-    @props.participant.displayName()
-
-  shouldComponentUpdate: (newProps, newState) =>
-    (newProps.participant?.email != @props.participant?.email) ||
-    (newProps.participant?.name  != @props.participant?.name)
-
-  componentWillMount: =>
-    email = @props.participant.email.toLowerCase()
-    @md5 = crypto.createHash('md5').update(email).digest('hex')
-
-    nameMD5 = crypto.createHash('md5').update(email + @props.participant.name).digest('hex')
-    n = Math.floor(parseInt(nameMD5.slice(0, 2), 16) * 360/256)
-    @bg = "hsl(#{n}, 50%, 50%)"
-
-
-module.exports = ContactChip
diff --git a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/Participants.cjsx b/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/Participants.cjsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0599ee446..000000000
--- a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/Participants.cjsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-React = require "react"
-_ = require "underscore"
-ContactChip = require './ContactChip'
-
-# Parameters
-# clickable (optional) - is this currently clickable?
-# thread (optional) - thread context for sorting
-#  passed into the ParticipantChip
-#  - 'primary'
-#  - 'list'
-
-class Participants extends React.Component
-  @displayName: "Participants"
-
-  @containerRequired: false
-
-  render: =>
-    chips = @getParticipants().map (p) =>
-      <ContactChip key={p.toString()} clickable={@props.clickable} participant={p} />
-
-    <span>
-      {chips}
-    </span>
-
-  getParticipants: =>
-    list = @props.participants
-
-    # Remove 'Me' if there is more than one participant
-    if list.length > 1
-      list = _.reject list, (contact) -> contact.isMe()
-
-    list.forEach (p) ->
-      p.serverId ?= p.name+p.email
-
-    list
-
-  shouldComponentUpdate: (newProps, newState) =>
-    !_.isEqual(newProps.participants, @props.participants)
-
-
-module.exports = Participants
diff --git a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/main.coffee b/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/main.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index a43a806c1..000000000
--- a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/lib/main.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{ComponentRegistry} = require 'nylas-exports'
-Participants = require './Participants'
-
-module.exports =
-  activate: (state) ->
-    ComponentRegistry.register Participants,
-      role: 'Participants'
diff --git a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/package.json b/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1678d449c..000000000
--- a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "inbox-contact-elements",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "description": "Contact React Elements",
-  "main": "./lib/main",
-  "license": "GPL-3.0",
-  "engines": {
-    "nylas": "*"
-  },
-  "private": true
-}
diff --git a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/stylesheets/inbox-participants.less b/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/stylesheets/inbox-participants.less
deleted file mode 100644
index 91156e8ed..000000000
--- a/internal_packages/inbox-contact-elements/stylesheets/inbox-participants.less
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-@import "ui-variables";
-@import "ui-mixins";
-
-.contact-chip {
-  padding-right: 6px;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-
-  .contact-img {
-    border-radius: 50%;
-    margin-top: -2px;
-    margin-right: 3px;
-    height: 14px;
-    width: 14px;
-  }
-}
-
-.contact-chip.clickable:hover {
-  cursor: pointer;
-  border-radius: 9px;
-  background: darken(@background-secondary, 10%);
-}
-
-.contact-chip:not(:last-child) {
-  &:after {
-    content: ',';
-    display: inline;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/internal_packages/thread-list/spec/thread-list-spec.cjsx b/internal_packages/thread-list/spec/thread-list-spec.cjsx
index b008bbee5..bfc62a397 100644
--- a/internal_packages/thread-list/spec/thread-list-spec.cjsx
+++ b/internal_packages/thread-list/spec/thread-list-spec.cjsx
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ ReactTestUtils = _.extend ReactTestUtils, require "jasmine-react-helpers"
 ThreadStore = require "../lib/thread-store"
 ThreadList = require "../lib/thread-list"
 
-ParticipantsItem = React.createClass
-  render: -> <div></div>
-
 test_threads = -> [
   (new Thread).fromJSON({
     "id": "111",
@@ -221,10 +218,6 @@ describe "ThreadList", ->
 
     ThreadStore._resetInstanceVars()
 
-    ComponentRegistry.register
-      name: 'Participants'
-      view: ParticipantsItem
-
     @thread_list = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
       <ThreadList />
     )