diff --git a/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/allAppointmentsController.js b/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/allAppointmentsController.js
index 2786a03042..bacada2943 100644
--- a/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/allAppointmentsController.js
+++ b/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/allAppointmentsController.js
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ angular.module('bahmni.appointments')
             $scope.manageAppointmentPrivilege = Bahmni.Appointments.Constants.privilegeManageAppointments;
 
             $scope.navigateTo = function (viewName) {
-                if ($scope.getCurrentAppointmentTabName() === "list") {
-                    $rootScope.$emit("PopulateInfoForNextAppointment", {});
-                }
                 $scope.currentTab = viewName;
                 var path = 'home.manage.appointments.' + viewName;
                 $state.params.appointmentsData = $rootScope.appointmentsData;
diff --git a/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/appointmentsCreateController.js b/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/appointmentsCreateController.js
index 7d46b46cca..e9fba0cd8e 100644
--- a/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/appointmentsCreateController.js
+++ b/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/appointmentsCreateController.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ angular.module('bahmni.appointments')
                 $scope.appointment = Bahmni.Appointments.AppointmentViewModel.create(appointmentContext.appointment || { appointmentKind: 'Scheduled' }, appointmentCreateConfig);
                 $scope.selectedService = appointmentCreateConfig.selectedService;
                 $scope.isPastAppointment = $scope.isEditMode() ? Bahmni.Common.Util.DateUtil.isBeforeDate($scope.appointment.date, moment().startOf('day')) : false;
-                $scope.appointment.patient = $scope.patientInfo || null;
                 if ($scope.appointment.patient) {
                     $scope.onSelectPatient($scope.appointment.patient);
                 }
diff --git a/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/list/appointmentsListViewController.js b/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/list/appointmentsListViewController.js
index a1f855e5fa..70497b71e3 100644
--- a/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/list/appointmentsListViewController.js
+++ b/ui/app/appointments/controllers/manage/list/appointmentsListViewController.js
@@ -242,18 +242,5 @@ angular.module('bahmni.appointments')
                 var allowedActions = $scope.allowedActionsByStatus.hasOwnProperty(status) ? $scope.allowedActionsByStatus[status] : [];
                 return _.includes(allowedActions, action);
             };
-            var parsePatient = function (patientInfo) {
-                var patient = {};
-                patient.label = patientInfo.name + " (" + patientInfo.identifier + ")";
-                patient.uuid = patientInfo.uuid;
-                return patient;
-            };
-            // $rootScope.$on("PopulateInfoForNextAppointment", function () {
-            //     if ($scope.getCurrentAppointmentTabName() === "list") {
-            //         var patient = {};
-            //         patient.label = $scope.selectedPatientlabel;
-            //         return;
-            //     }
-            // });
             init();
         }]);
diff --git a/ui/app/appointments/views/manage/newAppointment.html b/ui/app/appointments/views/manage/newAppointment.html
index 1ecb6235ba..b31d746e4e 100644
--- a/ui/app/appointments/views/manage/newAppointment.html
+++ b/ui/app/appointments/views/manage/newAppointment.html
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ <h2 ng-show="isEditMode()">{{ ::'EDIT_APPOINTMENT_KEY' | translate}}</h2>
                            min-length="minCharLengthToTriggerPatientSearch"
                            bahmni-autocomplete
                            ng-model="appointment.patient.label"
-                           ng-init="appointment.patient.label = patientInfo"
                            source="search"
                            response-map="responseMap"
                            on-select="onSelectPatient"