diff --git a/app/mailers/event/survey_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/event/survey_mailer.rb
index 0fa10c1fa..93749307e 100644
--- a/app/mailers/event/survey_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/event/survey_mailer.rb
@@ -14,30 +14,15 @@ class Event::SurveyMailer < ApplicationMailer
   def survey(course, participation)
     @course = course
     @participation = participation
+    @person = participation.person
     headers[:bcc] = course.groups.first.course_admin_email
     locales = course.language.split("_")
 
-    compose_multilingual(participation.person, SURVEY, locales)
+    compose_multilingual(@person, SURVEY, locales)
   end
 
   private
 
-  def placeholder_recipient_name
-    @participation.person.greeting_name
-  end
-
-  def placeholder_application_url
-    link_to(group_event_participation_url(
-      group_id: @course.group_ids.first,
-      event_id: @course.id,
-      id: @participation.id
-    ))
-  end
-
-  def placeholder_person_url
-    link_to(person_url(@participation.person))
-  end
-
   def placeholder_survey_link
     @course.link_survey
   end