diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -418,13 +418,13 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-launch-icon-composer.js' => '48086888',
     'rsrc/js/application/harbormaster/behavior-harbormaster-log.js' => '191b4909',
     'rsrc/js/application/herald/HeraldRuleEditor.js' => 'dca75c0e',
-    'rsrc/js/application/herald/PathTypeahead.js' => 'f7fc67ec',
+    'rsrc/js/application/herald/PathTypeahead.js' => '78039abe',
     'rsrc/js/application/herald/herald-rule-editor.js' => '7ebaeed3',
     'rsrc/js/application/maniphest/behavior-batch-selector.js' => 'ad54037e',
     'rsrc/js/application/maniphest/behavior-line-chart.js' => 'e4232876',
     'rsrc/js/application/maniphest/behavior-list-edit.js' => 'a9f88de2',
     'rsrc/js/application/maniphest/behavior-subpriorityeditor.js' => '71237763',
-    'rsrc/js/application/owners/OwnersPathEditor.js' => '996d62b9',
+    'rsrc/js/application/owners/OwnersPathEditor.js' => '52b9cbc4',
     'rsrc/js/application/owners/owners-path-editor.js' => '7a68dda3',
     'rsrc/js/application/passphrase/passphrase-credential-control.js' => '3cb0b2fc',
     'rsrc/js/application/pholio/behavior-pholio-mock-edit.js' => 'bee502c8',
@@ -764,10 +764,10 @@
     'maniphest-task-edit-css' => 'fda62a9b',
     'maniphest-task-summary-css' => '11cc5344',
     'multirow-row-manager' => 'b5d57730',
-    'owners-path-editor' => '996d62b9',
+    'owners-path-editor' => '52b9cbc4',
     'owners-path-editor-css' => '2f00933b',
     'paste-css' => '9fcc9773',
-    'path-typeahead' => 'f7fc67ec',
+    'path-typeahead' => '78039abe',
     'people-picture-menu-item-css' => 'a06f7f34',
     'people-profile-css' => '4df76faf',
     'phabricator-action-list-view-css' => '0bcd9a45',
@@ -1337,6 +1337,14 @@
       'javelin-vector',
       'javelin-typeahead-static-source',
     ),
+    '52b9cbc4' => array(
+      'multirow-row-manager',
+      'javelin-install',
+      'path-typeahead',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-util',
+      'phabricator-prefab',
+    ),
     '54b612ba' => array(
       'javelin-color',
       'javelin-install',
@@ -1534,6 +1542,14 @@
       'javelin-request',
       'javelin-util',
     ),
+    '78039abe' => array(
+      'javelin-install',
+      'javelin-typeahead',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-request',
+      'javelin-typeahead-ondemand-source',
+      'javelin-util',
+    ),
     '7927a7d3' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-quicksand',
@@ -1685,14 +1701,6 @@
       'javelin-mask',
       'phabricator-drag-and-drop-file-upload',
     ),
-    '996d62b9' => array(
-      'multirow-row-manager',
-      'javelin-install',
-      'path-typeahead',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-util',
-      'phabricator-prefab',
-    ),
     '9a6dd75c' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-stratcom',
@@ -2163,14 +2171,6 @@
       'javelin-util',
       'javelin-reactor',
     ),
-    'f7fc67ec' => array(
-      'javelin-install',
-      'javelin-typeahead',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-request',
-      'javelin-typeahead-ondemand-source',
-      'javelin-util',
-    ),
     'f829edb3' => array(
       'javelin-view',
       'javelin-install',
diff --git a/src/applications/owners/controller/PhabricatorOwnersPathsController.php b/src/applications/owners/controller/PhabricatorOwnersPathsController.php
--- a/src/applications/owners/controller/PhabricatorOwnersPathsController.php
+++ b/src/applications/owners/controller/PhabricatorOwnersPathsController.php
@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->execute();
 
-    $default_paths = array();
-    foreach ($repos as $repo) {
-      $default_path = $repo->getDetail('default-owners-path');
-      if ($default_path) {
-        $default_paths[$repo->getPHID()] = $default_path;
-      }
-    }
-
-
     $repo_map = array();
     foreach ($repos as $key => $repo) {
       $monogram = $repo->getMonogram();
@@ -106,8 +97,6 @@
 
         'completeURI'         => '/diffusion/services/path/complete/',
         'validateURI'         => '/diffusion/services/path/validate/',
-
-        'repositoryDefaultPaths' => $default_paths,
       ));
 
     require_celerity_resource('owners-path-editor-css');
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/herald/PathTypeahead.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/herald/PathTypeahead.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/herald/PathTypeahead.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/herald/PathTypeahead.js
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@
     this._completeURI = config.completeURI;
     this._validateURI = config.validateURI;
     this._errorDisplay = config.error_display;
-
-    /*
-     * Default values to preload the typeahead with, for extremely common
-     * cases.
-     */
-    this._textInputValues = config.repositoryDefaultPaths;
+    this._textInputValues = {};
 
     this._initializeDatasource();
     this._initializeTypeahead(this._input);
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/owners/OwnersPathEditor.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/owners/OwnersPathEditor.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/owners/OwnersPathEditor.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/owners/OwnersPathEditor.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
     this._completeURI = config.completeURI;
     this._validateURI = config.validateURI;
-    this._repositoryDefaultPaths = config.repositoryDefaultPaths;
 
     this._initializePaths(config.pathRefs);
   },
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@
      */
     _lastRepositoryChoice : null,
 
-    _repositoryDefaultPaths : null,
-
     /*
      * Initialize with 0 or more rows.
      * Adds one initial row if none are given.
@@ -144,13 +141,13 @@
         [exclude_cell, repo_cell, typeahead_cell, error_display_cell]);
 
       new JX.PathTypeahead({
-        repositoryDefaultPaths : this._repositoryDefaultPaths,
         repo_select : repo_select,
         path_input : path_input,
         hardpoint : hardpoint,
         error_display : error_display,
         completeURI : this._completeURI,
-        validateURI : this._validateURI}).start();
+        validateURI : this._validateURI
+      }).start();
 
       this._count++;
       return row;