diff --git a/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py b/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
index 05851c99b..66f0e82ac 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
@@ -508,10 +508,6 @@ def comma_separated_list(seq, end_word="and"):
         return u"".join(seq)
     else:
         return u", ".join(seq[:-1]) + u" %s %s"%(end_word, seq[-1])
-        
-@register.filter()
-def role_names(roles):
-    return list(set([ "%s %s" % (r.group.name, r.name.name) for r in roles ]))
 
 @register.filter()
 def zaptmp(s):
diff --git a/ietf/meeting/helpers.py b/ietf/meeting/helpers.py
index 3ba280514..ead482bf9 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/helpers.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/helpers.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def make_materials_directories(meeting):
 
 
 def send_interim_approval_request(meetings):
-    """Sends an email to the secretariat, group chairs, and resposnible area
+    """Sends an email to the secretariat, group chairs, and responsible area
     director or the IRTF chair noting that approval has been requested for a
     new interim meeting.  Takes a list of one or more meetings."""
     group = meetings[0].session_set.first().group
@@ -501,7 +501,12 @@ def send_interim_approval_request(meetings):
         is_series = True
     else:
         is_series = False
-    context = locals()
+    approver_set = set()
+    for role in group.interim_approval_roles():
+        approver = "%s of the %s" % ( role.name.name, role.group.name)
+        approver_set.add(approver)
+    approvers = list(approver_set)
+    context = locals()  # TODO Unnecessarily complex, context needs to only contain what the template needs
     send_mail(None,
               to_email,
               from_email,
diff --git a/ietf/templates/meeting/interim_approval_request.txt b/ietf/templates/meeting/interim_approval_request.txt
index a2f76d2ed..bd0b572f3 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/meeting/interim_approval_request.txt
+++ b/ietf/templates/meeting/interim_approval_request.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load ams_filters %}{% load ietf_filters %}
 A new interim meeting {% if is_series %}series {% endif %}request has just been submitted by {{ requester }}.
 
-This request requires approval by the {{ group.interim_approval_roles|role_names|comma_separated_list:"or" }}
+This request requires approval by the {{ approvers|comma_separated_list:"or" }}
 
 The meeting{{ meetings|pluralize }} can be approved here: 
 {% for url in approval_urls %}{{ url }}