diff --git a/ietf/person/urls.py b/ietf/person/urls.py
index ffcda989d..68b6acd8d 100644
--- a/ietf/person/urls.py
+++ b/ietf/person/urls.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from ietf.utils.urls import url
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^merge/$', views.merge),
     url(r'^search/(?P<model_name>(person|email))/$', views.ajax_select2_search),
-    url(r'^(?P<personid>[a-z0-9]+).json$', ajax.person_json),
-    url(r'^(?P<personid>[a-z0-9]+)/email.json$', ajax.person_email_json),
+    url(r'^(?P<personid>[0-9]+).json$', ajax.person_json),
+    url(r'^(?P<personid>[0-9]+)/email.json$', ajax.person_email_json),
     url(r'^(?P<email_or_name>[^/]+)$', views.profile),
     url(r'^(?P<email_or_name>[^/]+)/photo/?$', views.photo),
 ]
diff --git a/ietf/person/utils.py b/ietf/person/utils.py
index 4040149fa..a3c632b8c 100755
--- a/ietf/person/utils.py
+++ b/ietf/person/utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
 from ietf.person.models import Person
-from ietf.group.models import GroupFeatures
 from ietf.utils.mail import send_mail
 
 def merge_persons(request, source, target, file=sys.stdout, verbose=False):
diff --git a/ietf/templates/doc/edit_authors.html b/ietf/templates/doc/edit_authors.html
index 57d230435..2783fdcc2 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/doc/edit_authors.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/doc/edit_authors.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
               var list_container;
               var form_counter;
               var author_template;
-              var ajax_url = '{% url "ietf.person.ajax.person_email_json" personid="0000placeholder0000" %}';
+              var ajax_url = '{% url "ietf.person.ajax.person_email_json" personid="123454321" %}';
               var person_select2_input_selector = 'input.select2-field[name^="author-"][name$="-person"]'; 
 
               function handle_drag_end() {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                   var person_elt = $(this);
                   var email_select = $('#' + person_elt.attr('id').replace(/-person$/, '-email'));
                   $.get(
-                    ajax_url.replace('0000placeholder0000', $(this).val()),
+                    ajax_url.replace('123454321', $(this).val()),
                     null,
                     update_email_options_cb_factory(email_select)
                   );