diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.js b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
index 5e27d7db764d..59a84182b803 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
@@ -648,6 +648,11 @@ function getTaskAssigneeAccountID(taskReport) {
 
     const reportAction = ReportActionsUtils.getParentReportAction(taskReport);
     const childManagerEmail = lodashGet(reportAction, 'childManagerEmail', '');
+
+    if (!childManagerEmail) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     return PersonalDetailsUtils.getAccountIDsByLogins([childManagerEmail])[0];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskPage.js b/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskPage.js
index 90d635e43ae9..127592601aec 100644
--- a/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskPage.js
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ function NewTaskPage(props) {
             setAssignee(displayDetails);
         }
 
-        // If we don't have an assignee and we are creating a task from a report
-        // this allows us to auto assign a participant of the report.
-        if (!props.task.assignee && props.task.parentReportID) {
-            TaskUtils.setAssigneeValueWithParentReportID(props.task.parentReportID);
-        }
-
         // We only set the parentReportID if we are creating a task from a report
         // this allows us to go ahead and set that report as the share destination
         // and disable the share destination selector