diff --git a/app/views/todos/create.js.erb b/app/views/todos/create.js.erb
index 0e84d9a8..cdc91ac4 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/create.js.erb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 function clear_form() {
   $('#todo-form-new-action').clearForm();
+  $('#todo-form-new-action').clearDeps();
   TracksForm.set_context_name('<%=@initial_context_name%>');
   TracksForm.set_project_name('<%=@initial_project_name%>');
   TracksForm.set_tag_list('<%=@default_tags%>');
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 39097c8a..e74da3b7 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -764,6 +764,12 @@ $.fn.clearForm = function() {
     });
 };
 
+$.fn.clearDeps = function() {
+    $('ul#predecessor_ul', this).hide();
+    $('ul#predecessor_ul', this).html("");
+    $('input[name=predecessor_list]').val("");
+}
+
 /**************************************/
 /* Tracks AJAX functions              */
 /**************************************/