diff --git a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/eventrefmodel.py b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/eventrefmodel.py
index 0e409c8c4..cfb7412db 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/eventrefmodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/eventrefmodel.py
@@ -152,8 +152,4 @@ class EventRefModel(gtk.TreeStore):
         return u""
 
     def column_participant(self, event_ref):
-        if int(event_ref.get_role()) not in (EventRoleType.PRIMARY,
-                                             EventRoleType.FAMILY):
-            return Utils.get_participant_from_event(self.db, event_ref.ref)
-        else:
-            return ""
+        return Utils.get_participant_from_event(self.db, event_ref.ref)
diff --git a/src/plugins/gramplet/Events.py b/src/plugins/gramplet/Events.py
index 1bf1c4cb4..58f5b6adf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gramplet/Events.py
+++ b/src/plugins/gramplet/Events.py
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ class Events(Gramplet, DbGUIElement):
             if spouse:
                 participants = name_displayer.display(spouse)
 
-        if int(event_ref.get_role()) not in (EventRoleType.PRIMARY,
-                                             EventRoleType.FAMILY):
-            participants = Utils.get_participant_from_event(self.dbstate.db,
-                                                            event_ref.ref)
+        participants = Utils.get_participant_from_event(self.dbstate.db,
+                                                        event_ref.ref)
 
         self.model.add((event.get_handle(),
                         str(event.get_type()),