diff --git a/augur/tasks/git/facade_tasks.py b/augur/tasks/git/facade_tasks.py
index b7a68be542..b29b59cfbd 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/git/facade_tasks.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/git/facade_tasks.py
@@ -388,27 +388,6 @@ def generate_analysis_sequence(logger,repo_git, facade_helper):
 
 
 
-def generate_contributor_sequence(logger,repo_git, session):
-    
-    contributor_sequence = []
-    #all_repo_ids = []
-    repo_id = None
-        
-    #contributor_sequence.append(facade_start_contrib_analysis_task.si())
-    repo = get_repo_by_repo_git(repo_git)
-    repo_id = repo.repo_id
-
-    #pdb.set_trace()
-    #breakpoint()
-    #for repo in all_repos:
-    #    contributor_sequence.append(insert_facade_contributors.si(repo['repo_id']))
-    #all_repo_ids = [repo['repo_id'] for repo in all_repos]
-
-    #contrib_group = create_grouped_task_load(dataList=all_repo_ids,task=insert_facade_contributors)#group(contributor_sequence)
-    #contrib_group.link_error(facade_error_handler.s())
-    #return contrib_group#chain(facade_start_contrib_analysis_task.si(), contrib_group)
-    return insert_facade_contributors.si(repo_id)
-
 
 def facade_phase(repo_git, full_collection):
     logger = logging.getLogger(facade_phase.__name__)
@@ -450,7 +429,7 @@ def facade_phase(repo_git, full_collection):
 
     #Generate contributor analysis task group.
     if not limited_run or (limited_run and run_facade_contributors):
-        facade_core_collection.append(generate_contributor_sequence(logger,repo_git,facade_helper))
+        facade_core_collection.append(insert_facade_contributors.si(repo_git))
 
 
     #These tasks need repos to be cloned by facade before they can work.
diff --git a/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py b/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py
index 4a3806d507..3ec4d54990 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/github/facade_github/tasks.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from augur.tasks.github.util.github_random_key_auth import GithubRandomKeyAuth
 from augur.application.db.models import Contributor
 from augur.tasks.github.facade_github.core import *
-from augur.application.db.lib import execute_sql, get_contributor_aliases_by_email, get_unresolved_commit_emails_by_name, get_contributors_by_full_name
+from augur.application.db.lib import execute_sql, get_contributor_aliases_by_email, get_unresolved_commit_emails_by_name, get_contributors_by_full_name, get_repo_by_repo_git
 from augur.tasks.git.util.facade_worker.facade_worker.facade00mainprogram import *
 
 
@@ -195,10 +195,9 @@ def insert_facade_contributors(self, repo_git):
     # Set platform id to 1 since this task is github specific
     platform_id = 1
 
-    engine = self.app.engine
-
     logger = logging.getLogger(insert_facade_contributors.__name__)
-    repo_id = None
+    repo = get_repo_by_repo_git(repo_git)
+    repo_id = repo.repo_id
 
     # Get all of the commit data's emails and names from the commit table that do not appear
     # in the contributors table or the contributors_aliases table.