diff --git a/program/management/commands/addnote.py b/program/management/commands/addnote.py
index 97ae8855df3bb504932a9dae1fdbca16de520146..f418e6e7712c94da740bf120826627350635ab01 100644
--- a/program/management/commands/addnote.py
+++ b/program/management/commands/addnote.py
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         except Exception as e:
             raise CommandError(e)
 
-        owner = show.owners.all()[0] if show.owners.count() > 0 else User.objects.get(pk=1)
-        note = Note(timeslot=timeslot, owner=owner, title=title, content=''.join(lines), status=status)
+        note = Note(timeslot=timeslot, title=title, content=''.join(lines), status=status)
 
         try:
             note.validate_unique()
@@ -61,4 +60,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         else:
             note.save()
             print 'added note "%s" to "%s"' % (title, timeslot)
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/program/management/commands/importnotes.py b/program/management/commands/importnotes.py
index 52999f542e600f64f16481cdb9cea5f612dc3a51..287dcefc8cdfa7a4748c36b6d110f32008b47622 100644
--- a/program/management/commands/importnotes.py
+++ b/program/management/commands/importnotes.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ USER = 'helsinki'
 PASSWD = 'helsinki'
 DB = 'helsinki'
 
-OWNER = User.objects.get(pk=1)
-
 class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     help = 'Import notes from current program'
 
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ WHERE n.sendung_id in (SELECT id FROM sendungen WHERE letzter_termin > current_d
                     except MultipleObjectsReturned:
                         print 'multiple timeslots found for sendung "%s" and datum "%s"' % (stitel, datum)
                     else:
-                        note = Note(timeslot=timeslot, owner=OWNER, title=ntitel, content=notiz)
+                        note = Note(timeslot=timeslot, title=ntitel, content=notiz)
                         try:
                             note.validate_unique()
                         except ValidationError: