diff --git a/api/queries_issue.go b/api/queries_issue.go
index 11db02cc0..cc01c039f 100644
--- a/api/queries_issue.go
+++ b/api/queries_issue.go
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ type Issue struct {
 	Milestone struct {
 		Title string
 	}
-	Participants struct {
-		Nodes []struct {
-			Login string
-		}
-		TotalCount int
-	}
 }
 
 const fragments = `
@@ -340,12 +334,6 @@ func IssueByNumber(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, number int) (*Issue, e
 				milestone{
 					title
 				}
-				participants(first: 100) {
-					nodes {
-						login
-					}
-					totalCount
-				}
 			}
 		}
 	}`
diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index f396afbbb..187b2be21 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -511,23 +511,6 @@ func issueProjectList(issue api.Issue) string {
 	return list
 }
 
-func issueParticipantList(issue api.Issue) string {
-	if len(issue.Participants.Nodes) == 0 {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	participantNames := make([]string, 0, len(issue.Participants.Nodes))
-	for _, participant := range issue.Participants.Nodes {
-		participantNames = append(participantNames, participant.Login)
-	}
-
-	list := strings.Join(participantNames, ", ")
-	if issue.Participants.TotalCount > len(issue.Participants.Nodes) {
-		list += ", …"
-	}
-	return list
-}
-
 func displayURL(urlStr string) string {
 	u, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/issueView_preview.json b/test/fixtures/issueView_preview.json
index d78ff70fd..e25090a61 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/issueView_preview.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/issueView_preview.json
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@
         "milestone": {
           "title": ""
         },
-        "participants": {
-          "nodes": [
-            {
-              "login": "marseilles"
-            }
-          ],
-          "totalcount": 1
-        },
         "comments": {
           "totalCount": 9
         },
diff --git a/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json b/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json
index a7c21af59..a420eec66 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json
@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@
         "milestone": {
           "title": "uluru"
         },
-        "participants": {
-          "nodes": [
-            {
-              "login": "marseilles"
-            },
-            {
-              "login": "monaco"
-            },
-            {
-              "login": "montpellier"
-            }
-          ],
-          "totalcount": 3
-        },
         "comments": {
           "totalcount": 9
         },