diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index d34f4d181e4fc..ad241ebfe1d28 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -297,18 +297,21 @@ func issues(ctx *context.Context, milestoneID, projectID int64, isPullOption uti
 	ctx.Data["CommitLastStatus"] = lastStatus
 	ctx.Data["CommitStatuses"] = commitStatuses
 
-	// Get assignees.
-	ctx.Data["Assignees"], err = repo_model.GetRepoAssignees(ctx, repo)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetAssignees", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.Data["Posters"], err = repo_model.GetIssuePosters(ctx, repo, isPullOption.IsTrue())
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetIssuePosters", err)
-		return
-	}
+	// Disabled by Sybren (2023-01-24) to speed up rendering of the issues page.
+	// See https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/22586 for more info.
+	//
+	// // Get assignees.
+	// ctx.Data["Assignees"], err = repo_model.GetRepoAssignees(ctx, repo)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	ctx.ServerError("GetAssignees", err)
+	// 	return
+	// }
+
+	// ctx.Data["Posters"], err = repo_model.GetIssuePosters(ctx, repo, isPullOption.IsTrue())
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	ctx.ServerError("GetIssuePosters", err)
+	// 	return
+	// }
 
 	handleTeamMentions(ctx)
 	if ctx.Written() {
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index 22a6104baa883..2e9fe23d998f2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					{{- /*
+					Disabled by Sybren (2023-01-24) to speed up rendering of the issues page.
+					See https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/22586 for more info.
 
 					<!-- Author -->
 					<div class="ui {{if not .Posters}}disabled{{end}} dropdown jump item">
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					*/ -}}
 
 					{{if .IsSigned}}
 						<!-- Type -->