diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index e82800e7e..0f3e91f3c 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 0.7.5.0
 
 ## Refactor
+* Remove the 'make contacts in this aspect visible to each other' option [#7769](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7769)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * Prefill conversation form on contacts page only with mutual contacts [#7744](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7744)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
index f4eb21b4f..09e8db0d4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
     if (app.hasPreload("photos_count")) {
       this.photos = app.parsePreload("photos_count");
     }
-    if (app.hasPreload("contacts_count")) {
-      this.contacts = app.parsePreload("contacts_count");
-    }
 
     this.streamCollection = _.has(opts, "streamCollection") ? opts.streamCollection : null;
     this.streamViewClass = _.has(opts, "streamView") ? opts.streamView : null;
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
     return new app.views.ProfileHeader({
       model: this.model,
       photos: this.photos,
-      contacts: this.contacts
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
index 702edc903..265b3cd48 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     "p/:id(/)": "singlePost",
     "people(/)": "peopleSearch",
     "people/:id(/)": "profile",
-    "people/:id/contacts(/)": "profile",
     "people/:id/photos(/)": "photos",
     "posts/:id(/)": "singlePost",
     "profile/edit(/)": "settings",
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
index f23ffc680..4858f9719 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
 
   initialize: function(opts) {
     this.photos = _.has(opts, 'photos') ? opts.photos : null;
-    this.contacts = _.has(opts, 'contacts') ? opts.contacts : null;
     this.model.on("change", this.render, this);
     $("#mentionModal").on("modal:loaded", this.mentionModalLoaded.bind(this));
     $("#mentionModal").on("hidden.bs.modal", this.mentionModalHidden);
@@ -24,13 +23,11 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
     return _.extend({}, this.defaultPresenter(), {
       show_profile_btns: this._shouldShowProfileBtns(),
       show_photos: this._shouldShowPhotos(),
-      show_contacts: this._shouldShowContacts(),
       is_blocked: this.model.isBlocked(),
       is_sharing: this.model.isSharing(),
       is_receiving: this.model.isReceiving(),
       is_mutual: this.model.isMutual(),
       has_tags: this._hasTags(),
-      contacts: this.contacts,
       photos: this.photos
     });
   },
@@ -51,10 +48,6 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
     return (this.photos && this.photos > 0);
   },
 
-  _shouldShowContacts: function() {
-    return (this.contacts && this.contacts > 0);
-  },
-
   showMentionModal: function() {
     app.helpers.showModal("#mentionModal");
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs
index e6f94881f..d24f37c3b 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -82,22 +82,5 @@
         </a>
       </li>
     {{/if}}
-    {{#if show_contacts}}
-      <li {{#isCurrentPage 'personContacts' guid}} class="active" {{/isCurrentPage}}>
-        {{#if is_own_profile}}
-          <a href="{{urlTo 'contacts'}}" id="contacts_link">
-            <i class="entypo-users"></i>
-            {{t 'profile.contacts'}}
-            <div class="badge badge-default">{{contacts}}</div>
-          </a>
-        {{else}}
-          <a href="{{urlTo 'personContacts' guid}}" id="contacts_link">
-            <i class="entypo-users"></i>
-            {{t 'profile.contacts'}}
-            <div class="badge badge-default">{{contacts}}</div>
-          </a>
-        {{/if}}
-      </li>
-    {{/if}}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index c47ff2ae2..9d33cf338 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
         end
         gon.preloads[:person] = @presenter.as_json
         gon.preloads[:photos_count] = Photo.visible(current_user, @person).count(:all)
-        gon.preloads[:contacts_count] = Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person).count(:all)
         respond_with @presenter, layout: "with_header"
       end
 
@@ -123,30 +122,6 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  def contacts
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.json { head :not_acceptable }
-
-      format.any do
-        @person = Person.find_by_guid(params[:person_id])
-
-        if @person
-          @contact = current_user.contact_for(@person)
-          @contacts_of_contact = Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person)
-          gon.preloads[:person] = PersonPresenter.new(@person, current_user).as_json
-          gon.preloads[:photos_count] = Photo.visible(current_user, @person).count(:all)
-          gon.preloads[:contacts_count] = @contacts_of_contact.count(:all)
-          @contacts_of_contact = @contacts_of_contact.paginate(page: params[:page], per_page: (params[:limit] || 15))
-          @hashes = hashes_for_people @contacts_of_contact, @aspects
-          respond_with @person, layout: "with_header"
-        else
-          flash[:error] = I18n.t "people.show.does_not_exist"
-          redirect_to people_path
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   private
 
   def find_person
diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index 8ebc0908c..1f8a37182 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
         format.all do
           gon.preloads[:person] = @presenter.as_json
           gon.preloads[:photos_count] = Photo.visible(current_user, @person).count(:all)
-          gon.preloads[:contacts_count] = Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person).count(:all)
           render "people/show", layout: "with_header"
         end
         format.mobile { render "people/show" }
diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 6a7a5ce30..0fa2e4d89 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -61,17 +61,6 @@ class Contact < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
-  def self.contact_contacts_for(user, person)
-    return none unless user
-
-    if person == user.person
-      user.contact_people
-    else
-      contact = user.contact_for(person)
-      contact.try(:contacts) || none
-    end
-  end
-
   # Follows back if user setting is set so
   def receive(_recipient_user_ids)
     user.share_with(person, user.auto_follow_back_aspect) if user.auto_follow_back && !receiving
diff --git a/app/views/people/contacts.haml b/app/views/people/contacts.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 698f5951b..000000000
--- a/app/views/people/contacts.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-- content_for :page_title do
-  = @person.name
-
-.container-fluid#profile_container
-  .row
-    .col-md-3
-      .sidebar.profile-sidebar#profile
-        -# here be JS
-
-    .col-md-9
-      .profile_header
-        -# more JS
-
-      .stream-container
-        #people-stream.stream
-          - @hashes.each do |hash|
-            = render partial: 'people/person', locals: hash
-        = will_paginate @contacts_of_contact, renderer: WillPaginate::ActionView::BootstrapLinkRenderer
-
--if user_signed_in? && @person
-  #new_status_message_pane
-    = render 'shared/modal',
-      path: new_status_message_path(:person_id => @person.id),
-      title: t('status_messages.new.mentioning', person: @person.name),
-      id: 'mentionModal'
-
-  -if @contact
-    .conversations-form-container#new_conversation_pane
-      = render 'shared/modal',
-        path: new_conversation_path(:contact_id => @contact.id, name: @contact.person.name, modal: true),
-        title: t('conversations.index.new_conversation'),
-        id: 'conversationModal'
diff --git a/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml b/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml
index 63e8dee68..b935267b5 100644
--- a/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ en:
       gender: "Gender"
       born: "Birthday"
       photos: "Photos"
-      contacts: "Contacts"
       posts: "Posts"
 
     conversation:
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ab8b75ffe..846921b8b 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   resources :people, only: %i(show index) do
     resources :status_messages, only: %i(new create)
     resources :photos, except:  %i(new update)
-    get :contacts
     get :stream
     get :hovercard
 
diff --git a/features/desktop/contacts.feature b/features/desktop/contacts.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 89ef019a3..000000000
--- a/features/desktop/contacts.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-@javascript
-Feature: show contacts
-
-  Background:
-    Given following users exist:
-      | username      | email               |
-      | Bob Jones     | bob@bob.bob         |
-      | Alice Smith   | alice@alice.alice   |
-      | Robert Grimm  | robert@grimm.grimm  |
-    And I sign in as "robert@grimm.grimm"
-    And I am on "alice@alice.alice"'s page
-    And I add the person to my "Unicorns" aspect
-
-  Scenario: see own contacts on profile
-    When I am on "robert@grimm.grimm"'s page
-    And I press the first "#contacts_link"
-    Then I should be on the contacts page
diff --git a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
index 740744525..e979a9c00 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
@@ -580,40 +580,6 @@ describe PeopleController, :type => :controller do
     end
   end
 
-
-  describe '#contacts' do
-    it 'assigns the contacts of a person' do
-      contact = alice.contact_for(bob.person)
-      contacts = contact.contacts
-      get :contacts, params: {person_id: bob.person.to_param}
-      expect(assigns(:contacts_of_contact).to_a).to eq(contacts.to_a)
-      expect(response).to be_success
-    end
-
-    it 'shows an error when invalid person id' do
-      get :contacts, params: {person_id: "foo"}
-      expect(flash[:error]).to be_present
-      expect(response).to redirect_to people_path
-    end
-
-    it "displays the correct number of photos" do
-      16.times do |i|
-        eve.post(:photo, :user_file => uploaded_photo, :to => eve.aspects.first.id, :public => true)
-      end
-      get :contacts, params: {person_id: eve.person.to_param}
-      expect(response.body).to include ',"photos_count":16'
-
-      eve.post(:photo, :user_file => uploaded_photo, :to => eve.aspects.first.id, :public => false)
-      get :contacts, params: {person_id: eve.person.to_param}
-      expect(response.body).to include ',"photos_count":16' # eve is not sharing with alice
-    end
-
-    it "returns a 406 for json format" do
-      get :contacts, params: {person_id: "foo"}, format: :json
-      expect(response.code).to eq("406")
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#diaspora_id?' do
     it 'returns true for pods on urls' do
       expect(@controller.send(:diaspora_id?, "ilya_123@pod.geraspora.de")).to be true