diff --git a/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.html.erb
index e592540a..42a33364 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <a title="<%= t('shared.toggle_multi_title') %>" accesskey="m" href="#" id="toggle_multi"><%= t('shared.toggle_multi') %></a>
   </div>
 
-  <%= render :partial => 'todos/new_todo_form', :object => Todo.new %>
-  <%= render :partial => 'todos/new_multi_todo_form', :object => Todo.new %>
+  <%= render :partial => 'todos/new_todo_form', :locals => {todo: Todo.new} %>
+  <%= render :partial => 'todos/new_multi_todo_form', :locals => {todo: Todo.new} %>
 
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/todos/_new_multi_todo_form.html.erb b/app/views/todos/_new_multi_todo_form.html.erb
index 1e30579a..7a5be642 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/_new_multi_todo_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/_new_multi_todo_form.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<%- todo = new_multi_todo_form -%>
-
 <div id="todo_multi_add" style="display:none">
   <%= form_for(todo, :html=> { :id=>'todo-form-multi-new-action', :name=>'todo', :class => 'inline-form' }) do |t| %>
     <input id="default_project_name_id" name="default_project_name" type="hidden" value="<%=h @initial_project_name-%>" />
diff --git a/app/views/todos/_new_todo_form.html.erb b/app/views/todos/_new_todo_form.html.erb
index 4f8ef0c2..53280b17 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/_new_todo_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/_new_todo_form.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<%- todo = new_todo_form -%>
-
 <div id="todo_new_action">
   <%= form_for(todo, :html=> { :id=>'todo-form-new-action', :name=>'todo', :class => 'inline-form new_todo_form' }) do |t|%>
     <input id="default_project_name_id" name="default_project_name" type="hidden" value="<%= h(@initial_project_name)-%>" />