--- a/ckanext/agls/plugin.py
+++ b/ckanext/agls/plugin.py
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 import ckan.model
 
-#parse the activity feed for last active non-system user
-def get_last_active_user(id):
-    system_user = lib.helpers.get_action('user_show',{'id': config.get('ckan.site_id', 'ckan_site_user')})
-    user_list = [x for x in lib.helpers.get_action('package_activity_list',{'id':id}) if x['user_id'] != system_user['id']]
-    user = None
-    if len(user_list) > 0:
-    	user = user_list[0].get('user_id', None)
-    if user is None:
-	return system_user
-    else:
-	return lib.helpers.get_action('user_show',{'id':user})
-
 class AGLSPlugin(plugins.SingletonPlugin,
                                 tk.DefaultDatasetForm):
     '''An example IDatasetForm CKAN plugin.
@@ -31,7 +19,6 @@
     '''
     plugins.implements(plugins.IConfigurer, inherit=False)
     plugins.implements(plugins.IDatasetForm, inherit=False)
-    plugins.implements(plugins.ITemplateHelpers, inherit=False)
 
     def update_config(self, config):
         # Add this plugin's templates dir to CKAN's extra_template_paths, so
@@ -44,8 +31,6 @@
         tk.add_resource('theme/public', 'ckanext-agls')
         # config['licenses_group_url'] = 'http://%(ckan.site_url)/licenses.json'
 
-    def get_helpers(self):
-        return {'get_last_active_user': get_last_active_user}
 
     def is_fallback(self):
         # Return True to register this plugin as the default handler for

--- a/ckanext/agls/templates/package/read.html
+++ b/ckanext/agls/templates/package/read.html
@@ -100,13 +100,6 @@
         </tr>
         {% endif %}
 
-{% set email =h.get_last_active_user(c.pkg_dict['id']).get('email','') %}
-        <tr>
-            <th scope="row" class="dataset-label">{{ _('Maintainer') }}</th>
-            <td class="dataset-details" property="dc:contributor">{{
-		  h.mail_to(email_address=(email or ' '), name=h.get_last_active_user(c.pkg_dict['id']).get("display_name",'')) }}
-            </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
             <th scope="row" class="dataset-label">Publisher/Agency</th>
             <td class="dataset-details" property="dc:publisher">{{ c.pkg_dict['organization']['title']}}

--- a/ckanext/agls/templates/package/read.rdf
+++ b/ckanext/agls/templates/package/read.rdf
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@
                 <foaf:name>${ c.pkg_dict['organization']['title'] }</foaf:name>
             </rdf:Description>
         </dct:creator>
-        <dct:contributor>
-            <rdf:Description>
-                <foaf:name>${h.get_last_active_user(c.pkg_dict['id'])["display_name"]}</foaf:name>
-                <foaf:mbox py:if="h.get_last_active_user(c.pkg_dict['id']).get('email', None)"
-                           rdf:resource="mailto:${h.get_last_active_user(c.pkg_dict['id'])['email']}"/>
-            </rdf:Description>
-        </dct:contributor>
 
         <py:for each="extra_dict in c.pkg_dict.get('extras',[])">
             <dct:relation>