diff --git a/src/attendeetablemodel.h b/src/attendeetablemodel.h
--- a/src/attendeetablemodel.h
+++ b/src/attendeetablemodel.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         Tentative
     };
 
-    explicit AttendeeTableModel(const KCalCore::Attendee::List &resources, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit AttendeeTableModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
diff --git a/src/attendeetablemodel.cpp b/src/attendeetablemodel.cpp
--- a/src/attendeetablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/attendeetablemodel.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 
 using namespace IncidenceEditorNG;
 
-AttendeeTableModel::AttendeeTableModel(const KCalCore::Attendee::List &attendees, QObject *parent)
+AttendeeTableModel::AttendeeTableModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractTableModel(parent)
-    , mAttendeeList(attendees)
     , mKeepEmpty(false)
     , mRemoveEmptyLines(false)
 {
diff --git a/src/incidenceattendee.cpp b/src/incidenceattendee.cpp
--- a/src/incidenceattendee.cpp
+++ b/src/incidenceattendee.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@
     , mRoleDelegate(new AttendeeComboBoxDelegate(this))
     , mResponseDelegate(new AttendeeComboBoxDelegate(this))
 {
-    KCalCore::Attendee::List attendees;
-    KCalCore::Attendee::Ptr attendee(new KCalCore::Attendee(QLatin1String(""), QLatin1String("")));
-    attendees.append(attendee);
-    mDataModel = new AttendeeTableModel(attendees, this);
+    mDataModel = new AttendeeTableModel(this);
     mDataModel->setKeepEmpty(true);
     mDataModel->setRemoveEmptyLines(true);
     mRoleDelegate->addItem(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral(":/meeting-participant.png")),