diff --git a/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/default-config.js b/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/default-config.js
index 37b349cf0..6288fefad 100644
--- a/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/default-config.js
+++ b/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/default-config.js
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@ export default {
         PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: process.env.CALENDAR_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED === 'true'
     },
 
-    /**
-     * The avatar image to display in the meetings list when a participant of
-     * the meeting has no gravatar configured.
-     *
-     * @type {string}
-     */
-    DEFAULT_AVATAR_URL: process.env.DEFAULT_AVATAR_URL
-        || `https://${DEFAULT_DOMAIN}/images/avatar.png`,
-
     /**
      * The app background image to display. By default a solid color is
      * displayed as the background.
diff --git a/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/selectors.js b/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/selectors.js
index 95e133b77..9a8f26396 100644
--- a/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/selectors.js
+++ b/spot-client/src/common/app-state/config/selectors.js
@@ -52,17 +52,6 @@ export function getCalendarConfig(state) {
     return state.config.CALENDARS;
 }
 
-/**
-* A selector which returns the configured default avatar URL to display for
-* people without avatar URLs.
-*
-* @param {Object} state - The Redux state.
-* @returns {string}
-*/
-export function getDefaultAvatarUrl(state) {
-    return state.config.DEFAULT_AVATAR_URL;
-}
-
 /**
 * A selector which returns which Jitsi-Meet deployment domain to direct
 * meetings to which do not specify a domain.
diff --git a/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/avatar.js b/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/avatar.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ae3fb9977..000000000
--- a/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/avatar.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-
-import { getDefaultAvatarUrl } from 'common/app-state';
-import { hash } from 'common/utils';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import React from 'react';
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-
-
-/**
- * A component that displays the gravatar of a provided email or a configured
- * default avatar.
- */
-export class Avatar extends React.Component {
-    static defaultProps = {
-        email: ''
-    };
-
-    static propTypes = {
-        defaultAvatarUrl: PropTypes.string,
-        email: PropTypes.string
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Implements React's {@link Component#render()}.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     * @returns {ReactElement}
-     */
-    render() {
-        const { defaultAvatarUrl, email } = this.props;
-
-        const avatarUrl = email
-            ? `https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${
-                hash(email.trim().toLowerCase())}?d=wavatar`
-            : defaultAvatarUrl;
-
-        return (
-            <img
-                className = 'meeting-avatar'
-                src = { avatarUrl }
-                title = { email } />
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Selects parts of the Redux state to pass in with the props of {@code Avatar}.
- *
- * @param {Object} state - The Redux state.
- * @private
- * @returns {Object}
- */
-function mapStateToProps(state) {
-    return {
-        defaultAvatarUrl: getDefaultAvatarUrl(state)
-    };
-}
-
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Avatar);
diff --git a/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/scheduled-meeting.js b/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/scheduled-meeting.js
index b4d69251d..199709d2a 100644
--- a/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/scheduled-meeting.js
+++ b/spot-client/src/common/ui/components/scheduled-meetings/scheduled-meeting.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { withTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 
 import { Button } from './../button';
-import Avatar from './avatar';
 
 /**
  * Displays details about a meeting and response to clicks.
@@ -78,23 +77,6 @@ export class ScheduledMeeting extends React.Component {
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a React Element for each meeting participant for displaying that
-     * participant's avatar.
-     *
-     * @param {Array<Object>} participants - The event participants to display
-     * as avatars.
-     * @private
-     * @returns {Array<ReactElement>}
-     */
-    _generateAvatars(participants = []) {
-        return participants.map(participant => (
-            <Avatar
-                email = { participant.email }
-                key = { participant.email } />
-        ));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the calendar date for the meeting.
      *