diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7f11d7b7..20c266e9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ GEM
     gherkin (2.12.2)
       multi_json (~> 1.3)
     hike (1.2.3)
-    htmlentities (4.3.2)
+    htmlentities (4.3.3)
     i18n (0.6.11)
     jquery-rails (3.1.2)
       railties (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
diff --git a/app/models/recurring_todos/abstract_recurring_todos_builder.rb b/app/models/recurring_todos/abstract_recurring_todos_builder.rb
index 93a4bee7..4b4f78aa 100644
--- a/app/models/recurring_todos/abstract_recurring_todos_builder.rb
+++ b/app/models/recurring_todos/abstract_recurring_todos_builder.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ module RecurringTodos
         end_date:             attributes[:end_date],
         ends_on:              attributes[:ends_on],
         number_of_occurences: attributes[:number_of_occurences],
-        target:               attributes[:target],
         project:              attributes[:project],
         context:              attributes[:context],
         project_id:           attributes[:project_id],
diff --git a/test/models/recurring_todos/monthly_repeat_pattern_test.rb b/test/models/recurring_todos/monthly_repeat_pattern_test.rb
index 67e28741..952ccfd6 100644
--- a/test/models/recurring_todos/monthly_repeat_pattern_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/recurring_todos/monthly_repeat_pattern_test.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module RecurringTodos
       builder = RecurringTodosBuilder.new(@admin, { 
         'recurring_period'       => 'monthly',
         'description'            => 'a repeating todo',    # generic
-        'recurring_period'       => 'monthly', 
         'recurring_target'       => 'show_from_date',
         'ends_on'                => 'ends_on_end_date',
         'end_date'               => Time.zone.now + 1.week,
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ module RecurringTodos
       builder = RecurringTodosBuilder.new(@admin, { 
         'recurring_period'       => 'monthly',
         'description'            => 'a repeating todo',    # generic
-        'recurring_period'       => 'monthly', 
         'recurring_target'       => 'show_from_date',
         'ends_on'                => 'ends_on_end_date',
         'end_date'               => Time.zone.now + 1.week,
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ module RecurringTodos
       builder = RecurringTodosBuilder.new(@admin, { 
         'recurring_period'       => 'monthly',
         'description'            => 'a repeating todo',    # generic
-        'recurring_period'       => 'monthly', 
         'recurring_target'       => 'show_from_date',
         'ends_on'                => 'ends_on_end_date',
         'end_date'               => Time.zone.now + 1.week,