diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/views/people.py b/src/wuttaweb/views/people.py
index b726772..a4ec254 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/views/people.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/views/people.py
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
             f.remove("full_name")
 
         # users
-        if self.viewing:
+        if self.creating or self.editing:
+            f.remove("users")
+        elif self.viewing:
             f.set_grid("users", self.make_users_grid(person))
 
     def make_users_grid(self, person):