diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py b/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class PullrequestsController(BaseRepoCon
         # requested destination and have the exact ancestor
         other_ref = '%s:%s:%s' % (other_ref_type, other_ref_name, ancestor_rev)
 
-        reviewers = _form['review_members']
+        reviewers = []
 
         title = _form['pullrequest_title']
         if not title:
diff --git a/kallithea/model/forms.py b/kallithea/model/forms.py
--- a/kallithea/model/forms.py
+++ b/kallithea/model/forms.py
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ def PullRequestForm(repo_id):
         org_ref = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, required=True)
         other_repo = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, required=True)
         other_ref = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, required=True)
-        review_members = v.Set()
 
         pullrequest_title = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, required=True)
         pullrequest_desc = v.UnicodeString(strip=True, required=False)
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/functional/test_pullrequests.py b/kallithea/tests/functional/test_pullrequests.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/functional/test_pullrequests.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/functional/test_pullrequests.py
@@ -33,43 +33,6 @@ class TestPullrequestsController(TestCon
         assert response.status == '200 OK'
         response.mustcontain('This pull request has already been merged to default.')
 
-    def test_create_with_existing_reviewer(self):
-        self.log_user()
-        response = self.app.post(url(controller='pullrequests', action='create',
-                                     repo_name=HG_REPO),
-                                 {'org_repo': HG_REPO,
-                                  'org_ref': 'branch:default:default',
-                                  'other_repo': HG_REPO,
-                                  'other_ref': 'branch:default:default',
-                                  'pullrequest_title': 'title',
-                                  'pullrequest_desc': 'description',
-                                  '_authentication_token': self.authentication_token(),
-                                  'review_members': TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN,
-                                 }
-                                )
-        assert response.status == '302 Found'
-        response = response.follow()
-        assert response.status == '200 OK'
-        response.mustcontain('This pull request has already been merged to default.')
-
-    def test_create_with_invalid_reviewer(self):
-        invalid_user_name = 'invalid_user'
-        self.log_user()
-        response = self.app.post(url(controller='pullrequests', action='create',
-                                     repo_name=HG_REPO),
-                                 {
-                                  'org_repo': HG_REPO,
-                                  'org_ref': 'branch:default:default',
-                                  'other_repo': HG_REPO,
-                                  'other_ref': 'branch:default:default',
-                                  'pullrequest_title': 'title',
-                                  'pullrequest_desc': 'description',
-                                  '_authentication_token': self.authentication_token(),
-                                  'review_members': invalid_user_name,
-                                 },
-                                 status=400)
-        response.mustcontain('Invalid reviewer "%s" specified' % invalid_user_name)
-
     def test_update_with_invalid_reviewer(self):
         invalid_user_id = 99999
         self.log_user()