diff --git a/resources/sql/autopatches/20150514.calendar.status.sql b/resources/sql/autopatches/20150514.calendar.status.sql
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sql/autopatches/20150514.calendar.status.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE {$NAMESPACE}_calendar.calendar_event
+  DROP status;
diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -3200,13 +3200,11 @@
     'TokenGiveConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/tokens/conduit/TokenGiveConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'TokenGivenConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/tokens/conduit/TokenGivenConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'TokenQueryConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/tokens/conduit/TokenQueryConduitAPIMethod.php',
-    'UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'UserConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'UserDisableConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserDisableConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'UserEnableConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserEnableConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'UserFindConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserFindConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'UserQueryConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserQueryConduitAPIMethod.php',
-    'UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'UserWhoAmIConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/people/conduit/UserWhoAmIConduitAPIMethod.php',
   ),
   'function' => array(
@@ -6781,13 +6779,11 @@
     'TokenGiveConduitAPIMethod' => 'TokenConduitAPIMethod',
     'TokenGivenConduitAPIMethod' => 'TokenConduitAPIMethod',
     'TokenQueryConduitAPIMethod' => 'TokenConduitAPIMethod',
-    'UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
     'UserConduitAPIMethod' => 'ConduitAPIMethod',
     'UserDisableConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
     'UserEnableConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
     'UserFindConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
     'UserQueryConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
-    'UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
     'UserWhoAmIConduitAPIMethod' => 'UserConduitAPIMethod',
   ),
 ));
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 
     $name = $event->getName();
     $description = $event->getDescription();
-    $type = $event->getStatus();
     $is_all_day = $event->getIsAllDay();
 
     $current_policies = id(new PhabricatorPolicyQuery())
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
       $xactions = array();
       $name = $request->getStr('name');
-      $type = $request->getInt('status');
 
       $start_value = AphrontFormDateControlValue::newFromRequest(
         $request,
@@ -130,11 +128,6 @@
 
       $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType(
-          PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_STATUS)
-        ->setNewValue($type);
-
-      $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction())
-        ->setTransactionType(
           PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_SUBSCRIBERS)
         ->setNewValue(array('=' => array_fuse($subscribers)));
 
@@ -195,12 +188,6 @@
       ->setValue($name)
       ->setError($error_name);
 
-    $status_select = id(new AphrontFormSelectControl())
-      ->setLabel(pht('Status'))
-      ->setName('status')
-      ->setValue($type)
-      ->setOptions($event->getStatusOptions());
-
     $all_day_checkbox = id(new AphrontFormCheckboxControl())
       ->addCheckbox(
         'isAllDay',
@@ -262,7 +249,6 @@
     $form = id(new AphrontFormView())
       ->setUser($user)
       ->appendChild($name)
-      ->appendChild($status_select)
       ->appendChild($all_day_checkbox)
       ->appendChild($start_control)
       ->appendChild($end_control)
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/editor/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditor.php b/src/applications/calendar/editor/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/editor/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/editor/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditor.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_NAME;
     $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_START_DATE;
     $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_END_DATE;
-    $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_STATUS;
     $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION;
     $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_CANCEL;
     $types[] = PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_INVITE;
@@ -40,12 +39,6 @@
         return $object->getDateFrom();
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_END_DATE:
         return $object->getDateTo();
-      case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
-        $status = $object->getStatus();
-        if ($status === null) {
-          return null;
-        }
-        return (int)$status;
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
         return $object->getDescription();
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_CANCEL:
@@ -83,8 +76,6 @@
         return $xaction->getNewValue();
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_ALL_DAY:
         return (int)$xaction->getNewValue();
-      case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
-        return (int)$xaction->getNewValue();
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_START_DATE:
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_END_DATE:
         return $xaction->getNewValue()->getEpoch();
@@ -107,9 +98,6 @@
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_END_DATE:
         $object->setDateTo($xaction->getNewValue());
         return;
-      case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
-        $object->setStatus($xaction->getNewValue());
-        return;
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
         $object->setDescription($xaction->getNewValue());
         return;
@@ -139,7 +127,6 @@
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_START_DATE:
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_END_DATE:
-      case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_CANCEL:
       case PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction::TYPE_ALL_DAY:
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   protected $userPHID;
   protected $dateFrom;
   protected $dateTo;
-  protected $status;
   protected $description;
   protected $isCancelled;
   protected $isAllDay;
@@ -26,9 +25,6 @@
   private $invitees = self::ATTACHABLE;
   private $appliedViewer;
 
-  const STATUS_AWAY = 1;
-  const STATUS_SPORADIC = 2;
-
   public static function initializeNewCalendarEvent(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
     $app = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
       ->setViewer($actor)
@@ -160,27 +156,6 @@
     return ($this->getDateFrom() - phutil_units('15 minutes in seconds'));
   }
 
-  private static $statusTexts = array(
-    self::STATUS_AWAY => 'away',
-    self::STATUS_SPORADIC => 'sporadic',
-  );
-
-  public function setTextStatus($status) {
-    $statuses = array_flip(self::$statusTexts);
-    return $this->setStatus($statuses[$status]);
-  }
-
-  public function getTextStatus() {
-    return self::$statusTexts[$this->status];
-  }
-
-  public function getStatusOptions() {
-    return array(
-      self::STATUS_AWAY     => pht('Away'),
-      self::STATUS_SPORADIC => pht('Sporadic'),
-    );
-  }
-
   protected function getConfiguration() {
     return array(
       self::CONFIG_AUX_PHID => true,
@@ -188,7 +163,6 @@
         'name' => 'text',
         'dateFrom' => 'epoch',
         'dateTo' => 'epoch',
-        'status' => 'uint32',
         'description' => 'text',
         'isCancelled' => 'bool',
         'isAllDay' => 'bool',
@@ -211,26 +185,6 @@
     return 'E'.$this->getID();
   }
 
-  public function getTerseSummary(PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
-    $until = phabricator_date($this->dateTo, $viewer);
-    if ($this->status == self::STATUS_SPORADIC) {
-      return pht('Sporadic until %s', $until);
-    } else {
-      return pht('Away until %s', $until);
-    }
-  }
-
-  public static function getNameForStatus($value) {
-    switch ($value) {
-      case self::STATUS_AWAY:
-        return pht('Away');
-      case self::STATUS_SPORADIC:
-        return pht('Sporadic');
-      default:
-        return pht('Unknown');
-    }
-  }
-
   public function getInvitees() {
     return $this->assertAttached($this->invitees);
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction.php b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEventTransaction.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   const TYPE_NAME = 'calendar.name';
   const TYPE_START_DATE = 'calendar.startdate';
   const TYPE_END_DATE = 'calendar.enddate';
-  const TYPE_STATUS = 'calendar.status';
   const TYPE_DESCRIPTION = 'calendar.description';
   const TYPE_CANCEL = 'calendar.cancel';
   const TYPE_ALL_DAY = 'calendar.allday';
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@
       case self::TYPE_NAME:
       case self::TYPE_START_DATE:
       case self::TYPE_END_DATE:
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case self::TYPE_CANCEL:
       case self::TYPE_ALL_DAY:
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
       case self::TYPE_START_DATE:
       case self::TYPE_END_DATE:
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case self::TYPE_CANCEL:
       case self::TYPE_ALL_DAY:
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@
       case self::TYPE_NAME:
       case self::TYPE_START_DATE:
       case self::TYPE_END_DATE:
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case self::TYPE_ALL_DAY:
       case self::TYPE_CANCEL:
@@ -120,14 +116,6 @@
             $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
         }
         break;
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
-        $old_name = PhabricatorCalendarEvent::getNameForStatus($old);
-        $new_name = PhabricatorCalendarEvent::getNameForStatus($new);
-        return pht(
-          '%s updated the event status from %s to %s.',
-          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
-          $old_name,
-          $new_name);
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
         return pht(
           "%s updated the event's description.",
@@ -287,15 +275,6 @@
             $new);
         }
         break;
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
-        $old_name = PhabricatorCalendarEvent::getNameForStatus($old);
-        $new_name = PhabricatorCalendarEvent::getNameForStatus($new);
-        return pht(
-          '%s updated the status of %s from %s to %s.',
-          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
-          $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid),
-          $old_name,
-          $new_name);
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
         return pht(
           '%s updated the description of %s.',
@@ -430,7 +409,6 @@
       case self::TYPE_NAME:
       case self::TYPE_START_DATE:
       case self::TYPE_END_DATE:
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case self::TYPE_CANCEL:
       case self::TYPE_INVITE:
@@ -469,7 +447,6 @@
     $tags = array();
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
       case self::TYPE_NAME:
-      case self::TYPE_STATUS:
       case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case self::TYPE_INVITE:
         $tags[] = self::MAILTAG_CONTENT;
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@
     $conpherence = $this->getConpherence();
     $participants = $conpherence->getParticipants();
     $widget_data = $conpherence->getWidgetData();
-    $statuses = $widget_data['statuses'];
+
+    // TODO: This panel is built around an outdated notion of events and isn't
+    // invitee-aware.
+
+    $statuses = $widget_data['events'];
     $handles = $conpherence->getHandles();
     $content = array();
     $layout = id(new AphrontMultiColumnView())
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@
             $content[] = phutil_tag(
               'div',
               array(
-                'class' => 'user-status '.$status->getTextStatus().$top_border,
+                'class' => 'user-status '.$top_border,
               ),
               array(
                 phutil_tag(
@@ -327,7 +331,7 @@
                     'class' => 'description',
                   ),
                   array(
-                    $status->getTerseSummary($user),
+                    $status->getName(),
                     phutil_tag(
                       'div',
                       array(
@@ -359,9 +363,7 @@
           if ($status) {
             $inner_layout[] = phutil_tag(
               'div',
-              array(
-                'class' => $status->getTextStatus(),
-              ),
+              array(),
               '');
           } else {
             $inner_layout[] = phutil_tag(
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php b/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php
@@ -354,13 +354,25 @@
       $this->getViewer());
     $start_epoch = $epochs['start_epoch'];
     $end_epoch = $epochs['end_epoch'];
-    $statuses = id(new PhabricatorCalendarEventQuery())
-      ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
-      ->withInvitedPHIDs($participant_phids)
-      ->withDateRange($start_epoch, $end_epoch)
-      ->execute();
 
-    $statuses = mgroup($statuses, 'getUserPHID');
+    if ($participant_phids) {
+      $events = id(new PhabricatorCalendarEventQuery())
+        ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
+        ->withInvitedPHIDs($participant_phids)
+        ->withIsCancelled(false)
+        ->withDateRange($start_epoch, $end_epoch)
+        ->execute();
+      $events = mpull($events, null, 'getPHID');
+    } else {
+      $events = null;
+    }
+
+    $invitees = array();
+    foreach ($events as $event_phid => $event) {
+      foreach ($event->getInvitees() as $invitee) {
+        $invitees[$invitee->getInviteePHID()][$event_phid] = true;
+      }
+    }
 
     // attached files
     $files = array();
@@ -382,9 +394,16 @@
 
     foreach ($conpherences as $phid => $conpherence) {
       $participant_phids = array_keys($conpherence->getParticipants());
-      $statuses = array_select_keys($statuses, $participant_phids);
-      $statuses = array_mergev($statuses);
-      $statuses = msort($statuses, 'getDateFrom');
+      $widget_data = array();
+
+      $event_phids = array();
+      $participant_invites = array_select_keys($invitees, $participant_phids);
+      foreach ($participant_invites as $invite_set) {
+        $event_phids += $invite_set;
+      }
+      $thread_events = array_select_keys($events, array_keys($event_phids));
+      $thread_events = msort($thread_events, 'getDateFrom');
+      $widget_data['events'] = $thread_events;
 
       $conpherence_files = array();
       $files_authors = array();
@@ -404,11 +423,11 @@
         }
         $files_authors[$curr_phid] = $current_author;
       }
-      $widget_data = array(
-        'statuses' => $statuses,
+      $widget_data += array(
         'files' => $conpherence_files,
         'files_authors' => $files_authors,
       );
+
       $conpherence->attachWidgetData($widget_data);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/people/conduit/UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/people/conduit/UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/applications/people/conduit/UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-final class UserAddStatusConduitAPIMethod extends UserConduitAPIMethod {
-
-  public function getAPIMethodName() {
-    return 'user.addstatus';
-  }
-
-  public function getMethodStatus() {
-    return self::METHOD_STATUS_DEPRECATED;
-  }
-
-  public function getMethodDescription() {
-    return pht('Add status information to the logged-in user.');
-  }
-
-  public function getMethodStatusDescription() {
-    return pht(
-      'Statuses are becoming full-fledged events as part of the '.
-      'Calendar application.');
-  }
-
-  protected function defineParamTypes() {
-    $status_const = $this->formatStringConstants(array('away', 'sporadic'));
-
-    return array(
-      'fromEpoch'   => 'required int',
-      'toEpoch'     => 'required int',
-      'status'      => 'required '.$status_const,
-      'description' => 'optional string',
-    );
-  }
-
-  protected function defineReturnType() {
-    return 'void';
-  }
-
-  protected function defineErrorTypes() {
-    return array(
-      'ERR-BAD-EPOCH' => "'toEpoch' must be bigger than 'fromEpoch'.",
-      'ERR-OVERLAP'   =>
-        'There must be no status in any part of the specified epoch.',
-    );
-  }
-
-  protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
-    $user_phid   = $request->getUser()->getPHID();
-    $from        = $request->getValue('fromEpoch');
-    $to          = $request->getValue('toEpoch');
-    $status      = $request->getValue('status');
-    $description = $request->getValue('description', '');
-
-    id(new PhabricatorCalendarEvent())
-      ->setUserPHID($user_phid)
-      ->setDateFrom($from)
-      ->setDateTo($to)
-      ->setTextStatus($status)
-      ->setDescription($description)
-      ->save();
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/applications/people/conduit/UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/people/conduit/UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/applications/people/conduit/UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-final class UserRemoveStatusConduitAPIMethod extends UserConduitAPIMethod {
-
-  public function getAPIMethodName() {
-    return 'user.removestatus';
-  }
-
-  public function getMethodStatus() {
-    return self::METHOD_STATUS_DEPRECATED;
-  }
-
-  public function getMethodDescription() {
-    return pht('Delete status information of the logged-in user.');
-  }
-
-  public function getMethodStatusDescription() {
-    return pht(
-      'Statuses are becoming full-fledged events as part of the '.
-      'Calendar application.');
-  }
-
-  protected function defineParamTypes() {
-    return array(
-      'fromEpoch' => 'required int',
-      'toEpoch' => 'required int',
-    );
-  }
-
-  protected function defineReturnType() {
-    return 'int';
-  }
-
-  protected function defineErrorTypes() {
-    return array(
-      'ERR-BAD-EPOCH' => "'toEpoch' must be bigger than 'fromEpoch'.",
-    );
-  }
-
-  protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
-    $user_phid = $request->getUser()->getPHID();
-    $from = $request->getValue('fromEpoch');
-    $to = $request->getValue('toEpoch');
-
-    if ($to <= $from) {
-      throw new ConduitException('ERR-BAD-EPOCH');
-    }
-
-    $table = new PhabricatorCalendarEvent();
-    $table->openTransaction();
-    $table->beginReadLocking();
-
-    $overlap = $table->loadAllWhere(
-      'userPHID = %s AND dateFrom < %d AND dateTo > %d',
-      $user_phid,
-      $to,
-      $from);
-    foreach ($overlap as $status) {
-      if ($status->getDateFrom() < $from) {
-        if ($status->getDateTo() > $to) {
-          // Split the interval.
-          id(new PhabricatorCalendarEvent())
-            ->setUserPHID($user_phid)
-            ->setDateFrom($to)
-            ->setDateTo($status->getDateTo())
-            ->setStatus($status->getStatus())
-            ->setDescription($status->getDescription())
-            ->save();
-        }
-        $status->setDateTo($from);
-        $status->save();
-      } else if ($status->getDateTo() > $to) {
-        $status->setDateFrom($to);
-        $status->save();
-      } else {
-        $status->delete();
-      }
-    }
-
-    $table->endReadLocking();
-    $table->saveTransaction();
-    return count($overlap);
-  }
-
-}